单词 | deform |
释义 | de·form (dĭ-fôrm) v. de·formed, de·form·ing, de·forms v.tr. 1. To alter from proper or natural form; misshape: "We shoved off. Almost immediately we hit something that deformed a propeller" (William Least Heat-Moon). 2. To spoil the beauty or appearance of; disfigure: "They recalled the fresh young image of the Handsome Sailor, that face never deformed by a sneer" (Herman Melville). See Synonyms at distort. 3. Physics To alter the shape of by pressure or stress. v.intr. To become deformed: A baseball deforms on being hit. [Middle English deformen, from Old French deformer, from Latin dēfōrmāre : dē-, de- + fōrma, form.] de·form′a·bili·ty n. de·forma·ble adj. |
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