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garbled

UK //ˈɡɑː.bəld//US //ˈɡɑːr.bəld//

词源

源自中古英语'garbelen',意为'筛选'或'挑选',后演变为'使混乱'的意思,可能受到意大利语'garbugliare'(使困惑)的影响。

adjective

❶ 指信息、消息或信号在传递过程中变得混乱、不清晰或难以理解,通常由于传输错误或干扰导致。

“The radio transmission was garbled and we couldn't understand the instructions.”

(无线电传输信号混乱,我们无法理解指令内容。)

“She received a garbled message that made no sense at all.”

(她收到了一条完全不知所云的混乱信息。)

同义词:jumbled, distorted, muddled

verb

❶ 使信息或通讯变得混乱不清,通常指在传输过程中造成失真或错误。

“The bad connection garbled our video call.”

(糟糕的网络连接使我们的视频通话画面和声音都变得断断续续。)

“Someone must have garbled the instructions before passing them on.”

(肯定有人在传递指令时把内容搞乱了。)

同义词:distort, scramble, mangle

常见短语

garbled message — 指在传递过程中变得混乱或难以理解的信息,常见于通讯故障或人为错误的情况。

“We had to discard the garbled message and request a resend.”

(我们不得不丢弃这条混乱的信息并要求重新发送。)

garbled transmission — 特指无线电、电视或其他电子信号传输中出现的失真或混乱情况。

“The astronauts reported a garbled transmission from mission control.”

(宇航员报告说从地面控制中心接收到的信号混乱不清。)