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warped

/wawrp/US // wɔrp //UK // (wɔːp) //

弯曲的,扭曲的,翘曲的,变形的

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring.
    • : to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course.
    • : to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, true meaning, etc.; bias; falsify: Prejudice warps the mind.
    • : Aeronautics. to curve or bend at the end or ends to promote equilibrium or to secure lateral control.
    • : Nautical. to move into a desired place or position by hauling on a rope that has been fastened to something fixed, as a buoy or anchor.
    • : Agriculture. to fertilize by inundation with water that deposits alluvial matter.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become bent or twisted out of shape, especially out of a straight or flat form: The wood has warped in drying.
    • : to be or become biased; hold or change an opinion due to prejudice, external influence, or the like.
    • : Nautical. to warp a ship or boat into position. to move by being warped.
    • : to bend slightly, to a degree that no fold or fault results.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
    • : a mental twist, bias, or quirk, or a biased or twisted attitude or judgment.
    • : the set of yarns placed lengthwise in the loom, crossed by and interlaced with the weft, and forming the lengthwise threads in a woven fabric.
    • : time warp.
    • : a situation, environment, etc., that seems characteristic of another era, especially in being out of touch with contemporary life or attitudes, etc.
    • : Also called spring, spring line. Nautical. a rope for warping or hauling a ship or boat along or into position.
    • : alluvial matter deposited by water, especially water let in to inundate low land so as to enrich it.

Phrases

  • warp and woof
  • time warp

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Tempo doesn’t always mean moving at warp speed and getting snaps off within 10 seconds of the previous play.

  • Easing of border controls will be at a snail-pace, not at warp speed, and likely later, when herd immunity is achieved in most developed economies.

  • Adding the warp and weft yarn gives you the total thread count.

  • Finally, it must continue to move at warp speed to complete reviews and deployment of vaccines.

  • The nomination process is moving ahead at warp speed, and the court is that much closer to having a 6-3 conservative majority.

  • She actually, in a warped way, thanks the Housewives for giving her the opportunity to bring Valerie back.

  • This warped ideology, Bayor argues, trickled down into all facets of American immigration policy.

  • From Bonnaroo and Governors Ball to Warped Tour and Lollapalooza, see the hottest concerts of the summer.

  • Each step closer to Afghanistan makes life less comfortable and time more warped.

  • If a new era of male body anxiety really is imminent, at least it may level this warped playing field.

  • It is beyond the comprehension of any man not blinded by superstition, not warped by prejudice and old-time convention.

  • Their learning and fine genius were warped by the imperfections of the age in which they lived.

  • It was tightly clasped, and its boards were warped by having for years been obliged to embrace a number of extraneous sheets.

  • The September Dun—dubbed with the down of a mouse, warped with ash coloured silk, wings feather of a starling.

  • Brown Palmer—dubbed with light brown seal's hair, warped with ash coloured silk and a red hackle over the whole.