deform

di'fɒ:m

六级考研托福 Collins 1

v. make formless
v. become misshapen
v. alter the shape of (something) by stress

vt. 使残缺, 使变形
vi. 变形

Collins 星级

24,434

BNC 频率

23,023

使用频率

deform 由前缀 de- 和词根 form 组成。前缀 de- 表示去除、否定，form 意为形式、形状。合起来意思就是“去掉原有的形状”，即变形或畸形。

例句

1. The heat can deform plastic objects easily.

热量可以很容易地使塑料物体变形。

2. She was worried that the pressure would deform the metal.

她担心压力会使金属变形。

3. If you drop the glass, it might deform and become unusable.

如果你把玻璃掉落，它可能会变形而无法使用。