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Mangle Verb Crushed Mangled Clothes 英[ˈmæŋgl 美[ˈmæŋɡəl Vt.乱砍;损坏;用轧布机砑光;N.轧布机,轧板机,碾压机

单词 mangle
音标
英[ˈmæŋgl] 美[ˈmæŋɡəl]
解释
vt.乱砍;损坏;用轧布机砑光;n.轧布机,轧板机,碾压机;
例句

VERB
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.
例:His body was crushed and mangled beyond recognition.他的身体被压得血肉模糊,根本无法辨认。
例:...the mangled wreckage.面目全非的残骸

VERB
(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.
例:There is almost no phrase so simple that he cannot mangle it...几乎再简单的话他也表达不清。
例:They don't know what they're talking about and mangle scientific information.他们不知所云,把科学知识讲得错误百出。

N-COUNT
(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.
变形
third:mangles~done:mangled~pl:mangles~adj:mangled~ing:mangling~past:mangled~

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