Word · Frequency #21266
pervert
歪曲；曲解
To change or twist the meaning of something so that it is misleading or false.
- 1.
To turn another way; to divert.
转向；使偏离。
- 2.
To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
使堕落；使不真实；腐化或不纯。
- 3.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
在道德上或因放纵或 sensuality 而堕落
- 4.
To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
误用、滥用,用于邪恶目的。
- 5.
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
使用诡辩；改变意义或模糊以误导或欺骗
- 6.
to misinterpret designedly.
故意曲解。
- 7.
To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
变得堕落；走错路。
滥用；误用；使堕落；腐蚀；使转向；使偏离；变得堕落；走上邪路；转向；使偏离。
In use
The journalist was accused of perverting the truth to fit her narrative.
He feared that violent video games would pervert young minds.
The corrupt official perverted the law for personal gain.
pervert sth
常用于抽象事物，如事实、法律、正义等。
The journalist was accused of perverting the facts.
这名记者被指控歪曲事实。
pervert sb
强调对人的道德或行为产生不良影响。
Bad company can pervert a young person.
坏伙伴会使年轻人堕落。
pervert sth into sth
指将某事物改变成更糟糕的形式。
They perverted the original idea into a tool for profit.
Connections
Collocations
- pervert the course of justice
- 妨碍司法公正
- He was charged with perverting the course of justice.他被指控妨碍司法公正。
- pervert the truth
- 歪曲事实
- The article perverts the truth to fit its argument.这篇文章歪曲事实以迎合其论点。
- pervert the meaning
- 歪曲含义
- None of us intend to pervert the meaning of the original text.我们没有人打算歪曲原文的含义。
- pervert the minds of the young
- 腐蚀年轻人的思想
- They feared that such violent films would pervert the minds of the young.他们担心这类暴力电影会腐蚀年轻人的思想。
- pervert the purpose
- 扭曲宗旨
- The manager perverted the purpose of the fund for personal gain.经理为了私利扭曲了这项基金的宗旨。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象有人把“正”字故意写歪：pervert 就是歪曲原意、使人走上邪路。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术或法律文本、正式演讲或评论、书面论述 pervert 作动词时属正式用语，多用于书面语或正式场合（如法律、伦理讨论），表示‘歪曲、使堕落、滥用’；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These -vert words share the spelling ending and final /vɝt/ sound, but none rhymes with the target as pronounced here (/ˈpɝvɝt/), because the target has stress on the first syllable while these have stress on the final syllable (e.g., /əˈvɝt/).
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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