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Distort Distorted Distortion Sound Change Ed Awl Dɪˈstɔːt

This flashcard defines "distort" as a verb meaning to twist or change something, such as a statement or shape, in a way that is not true or natural. It can also refer to sound becoming unclear or warped.

This flashcard defines "distort" as a verb meaning to twist or change something, such as a statement or shape, in a way that is not true or natural. It can also refer to sound becoming unclear or warped.

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/dɪstɔ͟ː(r)t/
1
[VERB 动词]歪曲;扭曲;曲解 If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way.
  [V n]
  • The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad...

    媒体会歪曲事实,将人说得不是完美无缺就是一无是处。

  • The minister has said his remarks at the weekend have been distorted.

    部长说他周末的讲话被曲解了。

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  • These figures give a distorted view of the significance for the local economy.

    这些数据会使人误解其对地方经济的重要性。

2
[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)变形;(使)失真 If something you can see or hear is distorted or distorts, its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear.
  [V n]
  [V]
  • A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms...

    画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。

  • His size was persistently distorted by the cartoonists...

    漫画家们总是把他画得变形了。

  • This caused the sound to distort.

    这导致了声音的失真。

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  • Sound was becoming more and more distorted through the use of hearing aids.

    使用助听器会使声音变得越来越失真。


Oxford dis·tort AWL / dɪˈstɔːt ; NAmE dɪˈstɔːrt / verb 1 distortsth to change the shape, appearance or sound of sth so that it is strange or not clear 使变形;扭曲;使失真 a fairground mirror that distorts your shape 露天游乐场的哈哈镜 The loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice. 他的声音从喇叭里传出来好像失真了。 2 distortsth to twist or change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true 歪曲;曲解 Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth. 报章常犯歪曲事实的错误。 The article gave a distorted picture of his childhood. 这篇文章对他的童年作了歪曲的描述。 dis·tort·ion AWL distortion distortions / dɪˈstɔːʃn ; NAmE dɪˈstɔːrʃn / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] modern alloys that are resistant to wear and distortion 耐磨、防变形的新型合金 a distortion of the facts 对事实的歪曲 distort distorts distorted distorting dis·tort / dɪˈstɔːt ; NAmE dɪˈstɔːrt / dis·tort·ion / dɪˈstɔːʃn ; NAmE dɪˈstɔːrʃn /
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distortdis‧tort /dɪˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●○○ AWL verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear:  Tall buildings can distort radio signals.2[transitive] to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct:  His account was badly distorted by the press.3[transitive] to change a situation from the way it would naturally be:  an expensive subsidy which distorts the marketdistorted adjective:  His face was distorted in anger.distortion /dɪˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable]:  a gross distortion of the facts
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distort

[dɪˈstɔ:t]distorted, distorting, distorts

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distorted[1602] distorting[290] distorts[215]
扭曲(65%),歪曲(24%),变形(11%)
vt.扭曲;使失真;曲解
vi.扭曲;变形

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