| 英语单词 | mangle |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['mæŋɡl] 美 ['mæŋɡl] |
| 中文释义 | v.碾压;损坏;糟蹋;乱切 n.碾压机 |
| 英语例句 | (1) New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle his feet. (2) The symphony was dreadfully mangled. (3) The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 新鞋子不会硌脚,起泡,或让脚受伤。 (2) 那首交响乐曲给糟蹋得不成样子。 (3) 航班延误了,而它将影响你一整天的行程。 |
| vocabulary简明 | When you mangle something, you completely destroy it, by ripping, cutting, crushing, or otherwise mauling it into pieces. |
| vocabulary扩展 | You shouldn't leave your new puppy alone in a room with your favorite shoes because he might mangle them with his sharp puppy teeth. A bad accident will mangle your bicycle, bending it beyond repair, and a paper shredder mangles a document by slicing it up. You can also use the word mangle to describe what happens when your uncle's terrible bluegrass band performs a cover of your favorite classic rock song — they mangle it. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]毁坏;损坏;使残缺不全 If a physical object is mangled, it is crushed or twisted very forcefully, so that it is difficult to see what its original shape was. [ [V-ed] [usu passive]
2 [VERB 动词](因发音、书写错误或表达不清晰而)扭曲,改变(词语、信息的意思) If you say that someone mangles words or information, you are criticizing them for not speaking or writing clearly or correctly. [V n] [disapproval]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](旧时由两个木制滚筒辗压衣服的)轧干机,脱水机 A mangle is an old-fashioned machine for removing water from clothes that have been washed. The clothes are squeezed between two wooden cylinders. |
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