distort
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·tort /dɪˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●○○ AWL verb 1 CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT[intransitive, transitive] to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear （使）变形，（使）失真；（使）反常 Tall buildings can distort radio signals. 高大的建筑物会使无线电信号失真。2 FALSE[transitive] to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct 歪曲，曲解 His account was badly distorted by the press. 他的话被报界严重歪曲。3 [transitive] to change a situation from the way it would naturally be 扭曲 an expensive subsidy which distorts the market 扰乱市场秩序的高价补贴 —distorted adjective His face was distorted in anger. 他脸都气歪了。 —distortion /dɪˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable] a gross distortion of the facts 对事实的严重歪曲→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
distort• Funhouse mirrors, which are not flat, cause images to be distorted.• The engram bank becomes severely distorted by painful emotion and the areas of painful emotion be-come severely distorted by physical pain elsewhere.• These incidents were grossly distorted by police witnesses.• Some say that the President has distorted facts in order to win the election.• If the sine wave is distorted, harmonics are generated.• But we can not assume that humans would naturally or inevitably develop such distorted ideas.• For example, the beat can be distorted if the coronary arteries are not wired correctly inside the heart.• But ions can not probe non-conductors because they build up a charge on the surface, which distorts the analysis.• Journalists were accused of sensationalizing the story and distorting the facts.• A frequent tactic is to try to distort the meaning of words.• Nevertheless, to conceive of parents as utterly static in the child's psychological life is likely to distort the picture grossly.• Newspaper readers are usually given a simplified and often distorted version of events.Origin distort (1400-1500) Latin distortus, past participle of distorquere “to twist out of shape”dis·tort verbChineseSyllable
to shape something or change the Corpus of sound, appearance,
distort
dis‧tort AC /dɪˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/
verb
Tall buildings can distort radio signals.
2. [transitive] to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct:
His account was badly distorted by the press.
3. [transitive] to change a situation from the way it would naturally be:
an expensive subsidy which distorts the market
—distorted adjective:
His face was distorted in anger.
—distortion /dɪˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
a gross distortion of the facts
■ to change something in order to deceive people
▪distort to explain facts, statements etc in a way that makes them seem different from what they really are: The judge said that she had deliberately tried to distort the facts. | Don’t try to distort the truth.
▪twist to dishonestly change the meaning of a piece of information or of something that someone has said, in order to get an advantage for yourself or to support your own opinion: He accused reporters of twisting his words. | In her article she twisted the meaning of what I said.
▪misrepresent to give people a wrong idea about someone or their opinions, by what you write or say: I hope I have not misrepresented her opinion. | He’s taking legal action to stop the film, claiming it grossly misrepresents him.
dis‧tort AC /dɪˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/
verb Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: distortus, past participle of distorquere 'to twist out of shape'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear:Language: Latin
Origin: distortus, past participle of distorquere 'to twist out of shape'
2. [transitive] to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct:
3. [transitive] to change a situation from the way it would naturally be:
—distorted adjective:
—distortion /dɪˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
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