distortion
英 [dɪ'stɔːʃ(ə)n]
美[dɪs'tɔrʃən]
- n. 变形;[物] 失真;扭曲;曲解
词态变化
复数: distortions;动词: distort;
英英释意
- 1. a change for the worse
- 2. a shape resulting from distortion
- 3. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- 4. a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal);
- "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
- 5. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- 6. the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
英文词源
- distortion (n.)
- 1580s, "action of distorting," from Latin distortionem (nominative distortio), noun of action from past participle stem of distorquere (see distort). Figurative use (of words, etc.) from 1640s.
考试真题
- The distortion is actually thanks to a peculiarity of the glassmakers' process.
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- What a distortion of resilience! A resilient child is a well-rested one.
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实用场景例句
- A bigger objection is that aggregation of the results invites distortion.
- 一种更大的异议是把各种结果集中考虑容易导致曲解。
柯林斯例句
- Audio signals can be transmitted along cables without distortion.
- 声音信号可以通过电缆传送而不失真。
柯林斯例句
- a grotesque distortion of the truth
- 对事实的荒诞歪曲
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The wrong chemical balance can cause severe distortion of the photographic image.
- 化学药水不合比例可引致摄影图像的严重失真.
《简明英汉词典》
- His report was attacked as a gross distortion of the truth.
- 他的报告受到攻击,被指为严重歪曲事实.
《简明英汉词典》
- Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.
- 她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实.
《简明英汉词典》
- The distortion of form is a constant in his painting.
- 曲线型是他绘画的一贯特点.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- I think it would be a gross distortion of reality to say that they were motivated by self-interest.
- 我认为说他们是受自身利益的驱使是对事实的严重歪曲。
柯林斯例句
- Such distortion may be traced onto his " translation methodology ".
- 这种歪曲,可以说是从 “ 翻译的方法 ” 上来的.
汉英文学 - 散文英译
- He later accused reporters of wilful distortion and bias.
- 他后来指责记者有意歪曲事实并带有偏见。
辞典例句
- The corollary could only be yet another distortion.
- 于是不免又多了一层歪曲.
汉英文学 - 散文英译
- His consequent distortion of the arrangements disturbed the German Naval Staff.
- 他后来对各项布置的胡乱更动,使德国海军参谋部忧心忡忡.
辞典例句
- They are known as the dilatation energy and the distortion energy, respectively.
- 它们分别称为膨胀和变形能.
辞典例句
- The intermodulation distortion between the strings is virtually eliminated.
- 琴弦之间互相调节的失真已经基本上被消除了.
辞典例句
- Signals would then be recorded without the least distortion.
- 这样记录的讯号就一点儿也不会失真.
辞典例句