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Distort V Twist Dis'tɔ:T V.扭曲,弄歪 英 扭曲,弄歪 Sth

单词 distort
音标 [dis'tɔ:t]
解释 v.扭曲,弄歪
红宝书 【英】 v. 扭曲,弄歪( twist sth out of its usual shape)
【记】 dis(坏)+tort(扭曲) →扭坏了→曲解
字源 distort (v.)
1580s, from Latin distortus, past participle of distorquere "to twist different ways, distort," from dis- "completely" + torquere "to twist" (see torque (n.)). Related: Distorted; distorting.
不择手段背单词 v. 扭曲, 弄歪(正确的或天生的部位联系); 误传(用假象使人迷惑)
【记】dis坏, tort扭曲-扭坏-扭曲; 曲解
【参】distorted(adj 扭歪的; 受到曲解的); distortion(n 扭曲; 曲解)
【类】brevity: aphorism = distortion: caricature简短是格言的特点 = 歪曲是漫画的特点
趣味全助记 【记】torture 酷刑折磨,一般都是扭曲人的身体
【相关】torture 折磨,tortuous 曲折的 contort 扭曲,distort 歪曲 extort 敲诈勒索 retort 反驳

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