| 单词 | mangle |
| 释义 | mangle (mæŋgəl ) Word forms: mangles , mangling , mangled 1. verb [usually passive] If a physical object is mangled, it is crushed or twisted very forcefully, so that it is difficult to see what its original shape was. His body was crushed and mangled beyond recognition. [be VERB-ed] ...the mangled wreckage. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: crush, mutilate, maim, deform 2. verb If you say that someone mangles words or information, you are criticizing them for not speaking or writing clearly or correctly. [disapproval] There is almost no phrase so simple that he cannot mangle it. [VERB noun] They don't know what they're talking about and mangle scientific information. [VERB noun] Synonyms: ruin, murder [informal], mar, spoil 3. countable noun A mangle is an old-fashioned machine for removing water from clothes that have been washed. The clothes are squeezed between two wooden cylinders. Translations: Chinese: 严重损毁 Japanese: めちゃくちゃになった |
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