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deform

/dih-fawrm/US // dɪˈfɔrm //UK // (dɪˈfɔːm) //

变形,变型,变身

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants.
    • : to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing; mar the beauty of; spoil: The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind.
    • : to change the form of; transform.
    • : Geology, Mechanics. to subject to deformation: The metal was deformed under stress.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to undergo deformation.

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Examples

  • The inner workings of the digital scale are made of delicate materials that may warp and deform if not stored correctly.

  • Aleksandr Kozlov, Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources, told a minister’s council in May that more than 40% of the northern region’s buildings are starting to deform.

  • “Anytime you’re interacting with an object, your skin deforms,” or squishes a bit, Bensmaia explains.

  • “Anytime you’re interacting with an object, your skin deforms,” or squishes a bit.

  • In its earliest eras, it built volcanoes so immense that their formation deformed its surface.

  • Their genius travels over as many lines as there are lineaments in the figure, and the least false step would deform it.

  • With all this they have a Pair of Stays which reaches down to394 their Waist, and renders them compleatly deform'd.

  • Were she deform'd,The virtues of her mind would force a stoic To sue to be her servant.

  • Only frankness can serve me here or make plain all that was secretly at work to deform the natural development of our lives.

  • Our inheritance in many ways is precious and wonderful, but our human response can deform it.