Word · Frequency #24434
deform
使变形；使走样；使变丑
To change the normal shape or appearance of something, making it irregular, unnatural, or unattractive.
- 1.
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
改变(某物)的形状,通常使其变得无序或不规则；赋予(某物)异常或不寻常的形状
- 2.
To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
改变(某物)的外观,通常使其不完美或不美观；使(某物)具有异常或不寻常的外观。
- 3.
To mar the character or quality of (something).
损害(某物)的特性或质量。
- 4.
To become changed in shape or misshapen.
形状改变或变形。
变形；变畸形；损害；玷污；破坏；改变(某物)的形状,通常使其变得无序或不规则；赋予(某物)异常或不寻常的形状；改变(某物)的外观,通常使其不完美或不美观；使(某物)具有异常或不寻常的外观。；损害(某物)的特性或质量。
In use
The intense heat from the fire deformed the metal frame.
Her spine began to deform after years of poor posture.
The pressure caused the soft plastic to deform permanently.
deform sth
The prolonged heat deformed the plastic container.
长时间的热量使塑料容器变形。
deform
The metal deformed under extreme pressure.
金属在极端压力下变形。
be deformed
常用被动结构，描述物体或身体部位的变形状态。
His spine was deformed due to the accident.
他的脊柱因事故而变形。
Connections
Collocations
- become deformed
- 变形；变得畸形
- Without proper support, the bone may become deformed.如果没有适当的支撑，骨头可能会变形。
- deform under pressure
- 在压力下变形
- The seal deforms under pressure to fit tightly.密封圈在压力下变形以紧密贴合。
- permanently deformed
- 永久变形；永久畸形
- The injury left his finger permanently deformed.那次受伤使他的手指永久变形。
- deform the face
- 使面部变形
- The tumor deformed the left side of her face.肿瘤使她的左脸变形。
- deform the character
- 扭曲品格；损害品质
- Power can deform a person's character.权力会扭曲一个人的品格。
- deform the metal
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：单词里藏着form（形状），把前面的de想成“去掉/破坏”，形状被破坏走样，就是deform（使变形）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：科技/医学语境、日常叙述 deform 本身是中性词，在口语和书面语中都能出现；不过表示“使变形/畸形”时，多用于技术或医学等较正式的语境，日常口语中更常说 bend out of shape 或 damage。
Grammar Note
及物时意为‘使变形’，后接宾语；不及物时意为‘变形’，无宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与给定音标 /dɪˈfɒːm/ 完全同韵的常用词。下面的 -form 词拼写相近，均含透明拼写块 form，但标准读音为 /fɔːm/（如 form、reform 等），元音与 deform 的 /ɒː/ 不同，请勿只凭拼写推断发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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