distortion
noun uk/dɪˈstɔː.ʃən/ us/dɪˈstɔːr.ʃən/
(FALSE MEANING)
[ C or U ]歪曲，曲解
a change to the intended or true meaning of something
a gross distortion of the facts 对事实的严重歪曲
Nobody has challenged his distortions on education and the economy. 没有人质疑他对教育和经济的刻意歪曲。
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- They are furthering their agenda through lies and distortion.
- The producers insisted the show was a truthful portrayal and there was no distortion.
- These are unsubstantiated attacks containing exaggerations and distortions.
(SHAPE)
[ C or U ]扭曲，扭歪，变形
a change to the original or natural shape of something
When you project the photographs onto a surface, some distortion of the image may occur. 将照片投射到表面时，可能会出现图像变形的情况。
The painting features Dali's characteristic distortions of form. 这幅画表现了达利特有的形式扭曲。
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- The supersensitive camera reduces noise, image distortion and blur to create amazingly sharp images.
- A handwriting expert was unable to determine who had written the note due to the distortion of the writing.
- It could be argued that any photographic image is already a distortion of what one sees in the real world.
(SOUND)
[ U ]（声音）失真
a change in or loss of sound quality, due to changes in the shape of the sound wave
The audio track sounds clean and free of distortion. 音频声音清晰，毫无失真。
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- Using this phone, the person I was speaking to said I sounded distant, with more distortion.
- His grimy guitar, with lots of distortion, is key to the band's sound.
- The system corrects for distortion caused by sound bouncing off glass or being absorbed by upholstery.
- They use DC-coupled amplifiers for low distortion.