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warping

/wawrp/US // wɔrp //UK // (wɔːp) //

变形,翘曲,弯曲,翘辫子

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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

  • In a sheet, threads are woven into vertical strands referred to as the warp weave and horizontal strands referred to as the weft weave.

  • "It might be," said Shorty, with visions of distributing hardtack to the hungry boys warping his judgment.

  • Great beams ran through, called "warping bars," where the various warp threads were measured and cut for the loom.

  • There was no way of effecting this passage, except by towing or warping the vessels; and this rendered the attempt impracticable.

  • His claws were buried in her neck at the first dash; and his long body covered hers—his hind-legs and tail warping around her.

  • The second was the ingenious wing-warping device, for securing stability.