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mangled

UK //ˈmæŋɡəld//US //ˈmæŋɡəld//

词源

源自中古英语 'manglen',可能来自古法语 'mahangler',意为'致残'或'毁坏',最终源自日耳曼语系。

adjective

❶ 指物体因严重损坏或扭曲而变得难以辨认或无法使用,通常因外力挤压、撕裂等导致。

“The car was completely mangled after the accident.”

(事故后,汽车完全扭曲变形了。)

“He found a mangled bicycle in the ditch.”

(他在沟渠里发现了一辆严重变形的自行车。)

❶ 形容语言、信息等被严重曲解或错误传达,导致原意丧失。

“The message got mangled during translation.”

(信息在翻译过程中被曲解了。)

“His speech was mangled by the media.”

(他的演讲被媒体歪曲了。)

同义词:crushed, twisted, distorted, mutilated, ruined

verb

❶ 指通过外力严重损坏或扭曲某物,使其变形或无法使用。

“The machine mangled the metal sheets.”

(机器把金属板压得变形了。)

“She mangled the paper in her frustration.”

(她在沮丧中把纸揉得一团糟。)

❶ 指错误地处理或传达信息,导致其失去原意或变得混乱。

“The journalist mangled the facts in the report.”

(记者在报道中歪曲了事实。)

“She mangled the pronunciation of the foreign word.”

(她把那个外语单词的发音读错了。)

同义词:crush, twist, distort, mutilate, ruin

常见短语

mangled beyond recognition — 形容某物被损坏或扭曲到完全无法辨认原貌的程度。

“The car was mangled beyond recognition after the crash.”

(撞车后,汽车被撞得完全认不出来了。)

mangled remains — 指严重损坏后的残留物,通常用于描述灾难或事故后的场景。

“Rescuers found only the mangled remains of the plane.”

(救援人员只找到了飞机严重损毁的残骸。)