mangle
verb
uk/ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/[Toften passive]
todestroysomething bytwistingit withforceortearingit intopiecesso thatitsoriginalformiscompletelychanged:
绞坏;撕烂Mysweatergot mangled in thewashingmachine.我的毛衣被洗衣机绞坏了。
Hisarmwas mangled in themachine.他的手臂被机器绞得血肉模糊。
[T]
If you mangle aspeechor apieceof writtenwork, you make so manymistakesthat youcompletelyspoilit:
(因错误太多而)损坏,弄糟As hereadthepoemoutloud, he mangled therhythmsobadlythat ithardlymade anysense.他朗读这首诗时完全不合韵律,致使诗歌听上去毫无意义。
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- annihilation
- apocalypse
- bash
- bash through (something)
- be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
- fall in
- in piecesidiom
- indestructibility
- killsomethingoff
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
- sacrifice
- self-devouring
- shred
- sink
- smash
- stave
- stavesomethingin
- takesomethingout
- tear
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Damaging and spoiling
mangle
noun[C]
uk/ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/(alsowringer)amachineused forpressingwaterout ofclothesby putting theclothesbetween twoheavy,smooth, roundbars
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Cleaning clothes
- airer
- boil
- care label
- cleaner
- clothes brush
- clothes horse
- conditioner
- delouse
- handwash
- iron box
- ironing
- ironing board
- launder
- spin-dryer
- starch
- steam iron
- trouser press
- tumble dryer
- unironed
- washing machine