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garble

/gahr-buhl/US // ˈgɑr bəl //UK // (ˈɡɑːbəl) //

乱码,乱七八糟的东西,乱七八糟的,乱七八糟

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    gar·bled, gar·bling.

    • : to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble: to garble instructions.
    • : to make unfair or misleading selections from or arrangement of; distort: to garble a quotation.
    • : Archaic. to take out the best of.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of garbling.
    • : an instance of garbling; a garbled phrase, literary passage, etc.

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Examples

  • His voice is now shriller, the sobbing more pathetic, and the words begin to garble as he swallows water.

  • As it is dangerous to garble law papers, we shall lay the document before the public just as it appeared.

  • He is of the same opinion to the end, you see, although he has been obliged to cloak and garble that opinion for political ends.

  • I had rather consult the papers for myself: for I should not garble them, taking just what suited me, but should read the whole.

  • It will put his case as it is, not as others might garble it, and will obtain the sympathy of all.'

  • He may refuse to publish improper articles, but he may not garble and misrepresent them without incurring reproof.