新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

distort

英  [dɪˈstɔːt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • distorts , distorting , distorted

    1[T 及物动词] 歪曲 , 曲解

    If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way.

    近义词

    misrepresent

    双语例句

    例:

    The media distorts reality; it categorizes people as all good or all bad.

    媒体歪曲事实,将人分为十足的好人和坏蛋。

    例:

    allegations that the administration distorted scientific findings to justify political decisions.

    对行政机关歪曲科学发现来为政治决策开脱的指责。

    2[I 不及物动词] 扭曲 , 失真

    If something you can see or hear is distorted or distorts, its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear.

    双语例句

    例:

    A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms.

    画家创作时会对形状和形式进行夸大或扭曲。

    例:

    the distorting effects of Earth's atmosphere on light passing through it.

    地球大气层对穿过其中的光线的扭曲作用。

    例:

    This caused the sound to distort.

    这导致了声音的失真。

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