| 单词 | distort |
| 释义 | distortdistortsdistorteddistortingdistortdistort AC /dɪˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb [transitive]1 to change the shape or sound of something so it is strange or unclear: Tall buildings can distort radio signals.buildingsignal高大的建筑物会使无线电信号失真。2to report something in a way that changes its meaning: The press distorted what I said.distortsay新闻界曲解了我说的话。THESAURUS change—distorteddistorted adjective—distortiondistortionsdistortion /dɪˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]: a distortion of the factsfact对事实的歪曲THESAURUS: distortchange to make something different: You’ve changed your hairstyle.changealter to change something so that it is better or more suitable: You can alter the colour using the menu at the top of the screen.useThe law has since been altered to prevent people from using this excuse.havebealteruseThe economic crisis could alter the balance of power between the two countries.cancountrymodify to make small changes to something: We will need to modify the design.adapt to change something so that it can be used in a different way: The building has been adapted so that disabled people can use it.buildhavebeadaptdisableturn sth into sth to change something into a completely different thing with a different purpose: There are plans to turn the theatre into a casino.beplanThey want to turn the book into a film.reform to change a law or system in order to make it fairer or more effective: The government wants to reform the tax system.wanttransform/revolutionize to change something completely, especially so that it is much better: Picasso transformed the way we think about art.transformtwist/distort to deliberately change facts, ideas, or words, especially in order to deceive people: They twisted the facts to support their argument.twistfact |
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