distort
/dɪˈstɔːt/verb
with obj.
1- pull or twist out of shape扭曲; 使变形：
a grimace distorted her fine mouth
做鬼脸使她那漂亮的嘴巴变了形
as adj. distorted his face was distorted with rage.他的脸因愤怒而扭曲了。
1.1
- no obj. become twisted out of shape扭曲; 变形：
the pipe will distort as you bend it.
管子弯起来时会变形。
1.2
- figurative give a misleading or false account or impression of〈喻〉歪曲; 误报; 曲解：
many factors can distort the results
很多因素会歪曲结果
as adj. distorted his report gives a distorted view of the meeting.他的报告提出了对大会失实的看法。
1.3
- change the form of (an electrical signal or sound wave) during transmission, amplification, or other processing使（电信号, 声波）畸变; 使失真：
you're distorting the sound by overdriving the amp.
你把放大器开得太大, 声音失真了。
派生词
distortedly
adverbdistortedness
noun词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'twist to one side'）： from Latin distort- 'twisted apart'， from the verb distorquere, from dis- 'apart'+torquere'to twist'.