• vt. 扭曲；使失真；曲解
• vi. 扭曲；变形

dis-, 加强，完全的。-tort, 弯曲，词源同turn, contort. 即完全弯曲的，扭曲的。

distort (v.)

1580s, from Latin distortus, past participle of distorquere "to twist different ways, distort," from dis- "completely" + torquere "to twist" (see torque (n.)). Related: Distorted; distorting.

1. A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms.

画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This caused the sound to distort.

这导致了声音的失真。

来自辞典例句

3. Exaggerated sections distort the shapes of folds as well as bed thickness.

比例放大的剖面歪曲褶皱的形态和岩层厚度.

来自辞典例句

4. Such manipulation can sometimes distort complex waveforms, obscuring identification of events.

这种作法有时会使复杂的波形畸变, 模糊了同相轴的识辨标志.

来自辞典例句

5. The current creates magnetic field that weaken and distort the signal.

电流会产生磁场,从而使信号减弱和失真.

来自辞典例句