distort

【发音】
美 /dɪ'stɔrt/ 英 /dɪ'stɔ:t/
【翻译】
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v.歪曲;扭曲
英释:to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct
【记忆】
dis(分开) + tort(卷缠) → 扭曲; 使变形
【例句】
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His account was badly distorted by the press.
他的话被报界严重歪曲。
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an expensive subsidy which distorts the market
扰乱市场秩序的高价补贴
【单词相关测试】
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Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which ______ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.
正确答案:A
解释:distort: 扭曲。句意: 哲学家们相信欲望、 仇恨和嫉妒是使人心灵扭曲并追求权力和财富的消极情感。reinforce: 加强; exert: 尽力; scramble: 攀登。
A. distortB. reinforceC. exertD. scramble
【同、近义词】
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vt.扭曲;使失真;曲解
contort/misinterpret/
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vi.扭曲;变形
become deformed/to morph/
【同根词】
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adj
distorted : 歪曲的;受到曲解的
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n
distortion : 变形;[物] 失真;扭曲;曲解
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v
distorted : 扭曲(distortasd的过去式和过去分词)