mangle

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托福GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
v. press with a mangle
v. alter so as to make unrecognizable

中文翻译

vt. 乱砍, 损坏, 轧布
n. 轧布机

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Collins 星级
22,996
BNC 频率
19,177
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记忆技巧

mangle 的词根是 mang-，表示破坏或撕扯，后缀 -le 是动词后缀，表示动作。整体意思是“撕扯、破坏”。

例句

1. The machine can mangle the metal into thin sheets.
这台机器可以将金属压成薄片。
2. Be careful with that knife; you don't want to mangle your fingers.
小心那把刀；你不想伤到你的手指。
3. The dog managed to mangle the toy in just a few minutes.
这只狗在几分钟内就把玩具弄坏了。

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