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a warp in [something]
There is a warp in his reasoning.
他的推理中有个扭曲。
扭曲；变形
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扭曲；变形
A distortion or twisted condition, shape, or state, physically or mentally.
There is a warp in his reasoning.
他的推理中有个扭曲。
物理上或精神上扭曲的状态、性质或状况。
The state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally:
扭曲或异常；尤指判断或行为的乖僻
a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
变形；扭曲。
A distortion:
因扭曲或折叠造成的变形
a shape distorted by twisting or folding
The wooden shelf had a slight warp from years of humid weather.
这块木搁板因多年潮湿的天气而有些翘曲。
There is a strange warp in his logic that makes him trust obvious lies.
他的逻辑存在一种奇怪的扭曲，让他相信明显是谎言的话。
The accident caused a visible warp in the metal frame of the bicycle.
事故使自行车金属车架出现了一处明显的变形。
There is a warp in his reasoning.
他的推理中有个扭曲。
The warp of her judgment led to many errors.
她判断的扭曲导致了许多错误。
形容词常描述扭曲的类型，如道德、心理、精神等。
He has a moral warp that makes him untrustworthy.
他有道德扭曲，使他不可信。
Not this
There is warp in the wood.
Use this
There is a warp in the wood.
“warp”作为可数名词时，需要前加冠词或限定词，表示“一个变形”。
Not this
The table has a warped in its surface.
Use this
The table has a warp in its surface.
“warped”是形容词，不能作名词；应用名词“warp”表示变形或弯曲。
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经线和纬线；事物的基本结构
The warp and weft of the material are tightly woven.
这种材料的经线和纬线编织得很紧密。
时间扭曲；时空错位
Stepping into the old village is like entering a time warp.
走进这个古老的村庄就像进入了时间扭曲。
曲速；极快的速度
The team is working at warp speed to release the update.
团队正在以极快的速度工作以发布更新。
经纱；经线
The warp threads are stretched tightly on the loom.
经纱在织布机上被绷得很紧。
轻微翘曲；轻微变形
The carpenter noticed a slight warp in the wooden table.
木匠注意到木桌有轻微翘曲。
基础；根本；主要成分
Trust is the warp and woof of any lasting relationship.
信任是任何持久关系的基础。
时间扭曲；时间错位；与时代脱节的状态
The tiny village seems stuck in a time warp, with no phones or internet.
这个小村庄似乎停留在时间扭曲中，没有电话和互联网。
极速；飞快地
We need to get these reports done at warp speed to meet the deadline.
为了赶上截止日期，我们需要以极速完成这些报告。
曲速前进，苏鲁先生。
When Kirk says "Warp speed, Mr. Sulu," he is ordering the helmsman to engage the faster-than-light drive.
当柯克舰长说“曲速前进，苏鲁先生”时，他是在命令舵手启动超光速引擎。
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联想织布机：warp 是纵向绷直的经线（w 像竖线）；若被外力拉歪、扭曲变形，就是 warp。与横向的 weft（纬线）对照记。
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday descriptions of distorted or bent shapes、weaving and textile production、formal or literary writing、science-fiction dialogue and casual conversation warp 作名词时因义项不同而语域有别：指物体变形时比较中性；纺织中指“经纱”，属技术用法；指精神或道德扭曲时偏正式；科幻或口语中说 time warp 则较随意。
与 warp 开头 /wɔr/ 发音相同的常见词有 ward /wɔrd/、warm /wɔrm/、warn /wɔrn/、wart /wɔrt/（拼写都是 war-）和 wharf /wɔrf/（wh 在这里读 /w/）；它们都以不同的辅音结尾，因此不与 warp 押韵。注意 wrap /ræp/ 拼写和 warp 相近，但读 /ræp/，与 warp 完全不同音。没有常见词与 warp 完全押韵（/wɔrp/）。
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