Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22996
mangle
严重损坏;弄糟;使面目全非
to damage or spoil something severely, often so that it is no longer recognizable
- 1.
To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
通过切割、撕扯、重排等改变、损毁或使变形。
- 2.
To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
修改(源代码标识符)以生成编译器内部使用的唯一标识符。
用轧布机轧压;通过切割、撕扯、重排等改变、损毁或使变形。;修改(源代码标识符)以生成编译器内部使用的唯一标识符。;乱砍;损坏
In use
Careless editors can mangle a perfectly good text.
The storm mangled the roof of the old barn.
Someone has been mangling the files, and now none of them will open.
v. mangle sth
mangle 作动词常表示“严重损坏、弄糟”,宾语可以是文章、讲话、歌曲等。
The editor mangled my article.
编辑把我的文章改得面目全非。
v. be mangled
被动语态很常见,强调物体或身体被毁坏得难以辨认。
Two cars were mangled in the accident.
两辆汽车在事故中严重变形。
n. a mangle
作可数名词,指旧式带加热滚筒的轧布/干燥机。
The old laundry still has a mangle for pressing sheets.
Connections
Collocations
- mangle a song
- 把歌曲唱得(或演奏得)一塌糊涂
- He mangled the national anthem at the ceremony.他在典礼上把国歌唱得一塌糊涂。
- mangle someone's words
- 歪曲某人的话
- The reporter mangled my words in the interview.记者在采访中歪曲了我的话。
- mangled body
- 严重损毁的(或血肉模糊的)尸体
- Rescue workers recovered the mangled bodies from the wreckage.救援人员从残骸中找到了被压烂的尸体。
- mangle the truth
- 歪曲事实
- The article mangled the truth about the event.那篇文章歪曲了事件的真相。
- mangle a name
- 读错(或写错)名字
- She mangled his difficult surname.她把他那个难念的姓读错了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一件衣服被机器'猛拽'(mangle)撕扯得残缺不全:mangle=损坏、弄糟;轧布机也是用它碾压衣物。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:news reports、accident descriptions、literary prose 此条针对动词 mangle(严重损坏、使面目全非)的用法。该用法多用于书面语和新闻报道,语气偏正式;日常口语中更常说 mess up 或 ruin。
Pronunciation & Spelling
angle、tangle、wrangle、dangle、jangle、strangle 都以 /æŋɡəl/(或 /æŋɡl/)结尾,与 mangle 押韵。注意拼写相似的 manger /ˈmeɪndʒər/ 中的 g 发 /dʒ/,与 mangle 的 /ɡ/ 不同,并不押韵。
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
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