
mangled
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。)
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。)
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。)