mangle
['mæŋ.gl] verb
transitive often passive
■to destroy something by twisting it with force or tearing it into pieces so that its original form is completely changed 绞坏；撕烂•My sweater got mangled in the washing machine.我的毛衣被洗衣机绞坏了。 •His arm was mangled in the machine.他的手臂被机器绞得血肉模糊。 transitive
■If you mangle a speech or a piece of written work, you make so many mistakes that you completely spoil it （因错误太多而）损坏，弄糟•As he read the poem out loud, he mangled the rhythm so badly that it scarcely made any sense.他朗读这首诗时完全不合韵律，致使诗歌听上去毫无意义。
['mæŋ.gl] noun countable (also wringer)
■a machine used for pressing water out of clothes by putting the clothes between two heavy smooth round bars 轧布机，衣物轧干机 |