pervert
disapproving
verb transitive UK [pəˈvɜːt] US [pə˞ˈvɜ˞ːt/
■to change something so that it is not what it was or should be, or to influence someone in a harmful way 侵害；歪曲；使走上邪路，使变坏•Her ideas have been shamelessly perverted to serve the president's propaganda campaign.为了配合总统的宣传活动，她的想法被无耻地曲解了。 •The history teacher tried to pervert (= persuade into unacceptable sexual activity) the boys by showing them pornographic magazines.这名历史教师给男学生看色情杂志，想引他们走上歧途。 pervert the course of justice legal
■to act illegally to avoid punishment or to get the wrong person punished 妨碍司法公正，枉法•The two police officers were charged with perverting the course of justice by fabricating evidence in the trial.两名警官因在审判中伪造证据，被控妨碍司法公正。
disapproving
noun countable UK [ˈpɜː.vɜːt] US [ˈpɜ˞ː.vɜːrt] (UK informal perv)
■a person whose sexual behaviour is considered strange and unpleasant by most people 性行为反常者，性变态者 |