distort

动词 distort:

1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
   同义词：falsify, garble, warp
2. form into a spiral shape
   同义词：twist, twine
3. twist and press out of shape
   同义词：contort, deform, wring
4. affect as in thought or feeling
   同义词：tinge, color, colour
5. alter the shape of (something) by stress
   同义词：deform, strain

1. How dare he distort the facts so brazenly!
   他怎么敢如此肆无忌惮地歪曲事实！
2. The government was accused of having systematically distorted the protester's case.
   政府因为有计划地歪曲抗议者的观点而受到责难。
3. The reporter distorted the facts.
   记者们歪曲了事实。
4. You have distorted my motives.
   你曲解了我的动机。

dis.tort

v.tr.（及物动词）
dis.tort.ed,dis.tort.ing,dis.torts
To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape.
扭歪，扭曲，使变形：扭动而脱离了正确的或天生的部位联系；使变形
To give a false or misleading account of; misrepresent.
曲解，歪曲，误传：给出假象或使人迷惑的原因；误传
To cause to work in a twisted or disorderly manner; pervert.
误用，滥用：以扭曲或混乱的方式工作；误用

来源：
Latin distorquôre distort-
拉丁语 distorquôre distort-
dis- [apart] * see dis-
dis- [分开，分离] *参见 dis-
torquôre [to twist] * see terk w-
torquôre [扭歪，扭曲，使变形] *参见 terk w-

【引伸】
distort.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>distort,twist,deform,contort,warpThese verbs mean to change and spoil the form or character of something. To
这些动词都表示变化或损坏某物的外形或特征。
distort is to alter in shape, as by torsion or wrenching;the term also applies to verbal or pictorial misrepresentation and to alteration or perversion of the meaning of something:
Distort 指通过扭转或扭伤使改变形状；该词也可用来指对言语或绘画的曲解和对某物意义歪曲：
例句：
.The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it. (Francis Bacon).
.人的理解如同一面假镜子，无规律地接收光线，将自己的本质和事物的本质混合起来，从而歪曲和玷污了事物的本质. （富兰西斯·培根）。

Twist applies to distortion of form or meaning:
Twist 可用于指对外形的扭曲或对意义的歪曲：
例句：
a mouth twisted with pain.
痛得嘴歪了。

例句：
He accused me of twisting his words to mean what I wanted them to.
他指控我随心所欲地歪曲了他的话。

Deform refers to change that disfigures and often implies the loss of desirable qualities such as beauty:
Deform 指使变形，常含有失去优秀品质（如美丽）之意：
例句：
Great erosion deformed the landscape.
巨大的侵蚀改变了地貌。

例句：
.The earlier part of his discourse was deformed by pedantic divisions and subdivisions. (Macaulay).
.学究式的划分和次分损毁了他的讲话的前一部分的外形. （麦考利）。

Contort implies violent change that produces unnatural or grotesque effects:
Contort 指巨大变化从而产生不自然的或奇异的结果：
例句：
a face contorted with rage;
由于发怒而使脸部剧烈扭曲；

例句：
a contorted line of reasoning.
歪曲奇异的思路。

Warp can refer to a turning or twisting from a flat or straight form (
Warp 可指扁型或直线型的改变或扭曲(
例句：
floorboards that had warped over the years). It also can imply the bending or turning of something from a true course or direction:
年久变形的地板)。 该词也可指某事物正确路线或方向的歪曲或转变：

例句：
Prejudice warps the judgment.
偏见歪曲了判断