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dis·tort AHD[dĭ-stôrtʹ] D.J.[dɪˈstɔːt]K.K.[dɪˈstɔrt]v.tr.（及物动词）dis.tort.ed, dis.tort.ing, dis.torts - To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape.扭歪，扭曲，使变形：扭动而脱离了正确的或天生的部位联系；使变形
- To give a false or misleading account of; misrepresent.曲解，歪曲，误传：给出假象或使人迷惑的原因；误传
- To cause to work in a twisted or disorderly manner; pervert.误用，滥用：以扭曲或混乱的方式工作；误用
- Latin distorquēre distort- 拉丁语 distorquēre distort-
- dis- [apart] * see dis- dis- [分开，分离] * 参见 dis-
- torquēre [to twist] * see terk w- torquēre [扭歪，扭曲，使变形] * 参见 terk w-
distortʹer n.（名词）distort, twist, deform, contort, warp- These verbs mean to change and spoil the form or character of something. To这些动词都表示变化或损坏某物的外形或特征。
- distort is to alter in shape, as by torsion or wrenching;the term also applies to verbal or pictorial misrepresentation and to alteration or perversion of the meaning of something: Distort 指通过扭转或扭伤使改变形状；该词也可用来指对言语或绘画的曲解和对某物意义歪曲： "The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it" (Francis Bacon). “人的理解如同一面假镜子，无规律地接收光线，将自己的本质和事物的本质混合起来，从而歪曲和玷污了事物的本质” （富兰西斯·培根）。
- Twist applies to distortion of form or meaning: Twist 可用于指对外形的扭曲或对意义的歪曲： a mouth twisted with pain.痛得嘴歪了。He accused me of twisting his words to mean what I wanted them to.他指控我随心所欲地歪曲了他的话。
- Deform refers to change that disfigures and often implies the loss of desirable qualities such as beauty: Deform 指使变形，常含有失去优秀品质（如美丽）之意： Great erosion deformed the landscape.巨大的侵蚀改变了地貌。"The earlier part of his discourse was deformed by pedantic divisions and subdivisions" (Macaulay).“学究式的划分和次分损毁了他的讲话的前一部分的外形” （麦考利）。
- Contort implies violent change that produces unnatural or grotesque effects: Contort 指巨大变化从而产生不自然的或奇异的结果： a face contorted with rage;由于发怒而使脸部剧烈扭曲；a contorted line of reasoning.歪曲奇异的思路。
- Warp can refer to a turning or twisting from a flat or straight form ( Warp 可指扁型或直线型的改变或扭曲( floorboards that had warped over the years). It also can imply the bending or turning of something from a true course or direction: 年久变形的地板)。 该词也可指某事物正确路线或方向的歪曲或转变： Prejudice warps the judgment. 偏见歪曲了判断
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