misshapen

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mis·shap·en /ˌmɪsˈʃeɪpən, mɪˈʃeɪ-/ adjective SHAPEnot the normal or natural shape 畸形的；扭曲变形的 an old woman struggling to walk on misshapen feet 一位双脚畸形、步履艰难的老妇 misshapen carrots 形状奇怪的胡萝卜

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misshapen• Avoid varieties whose foliage is misshapen.• It wasn't just that the thing looked misshapen and ugly and threatening.• The old woman's fingers were misshapen and useless.• Later, she would pick up the misshapen bullet from the floor.• They were used to store trunks, suitcases, large misshapen cardboard boxes and broken furniture.• Misshapen carrots and potatoes were fed to the pigs.• The bat flapped around his misshapen hat and took off into the dark.• It looked misshapen in this light, almost as if something was eating away at it.• The model was a little misshapen, the face furred with fluff from her pocket, but it was still intact.• Ballerinas often have blunted, misshapen toes.Origin misshapen (1300-1400) mis- + shapen, old past participle of shape