"mangle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 撕爛
• 嚴重損壞

Definition

用壓碎、撕裂或扭曲的方式嚴重損壞某物。也可以指因不小心使用而毀掉（詞語、語言等）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於描述某物嚴重損壞（如「被撕爛的衣服」），也可形容將語言、句子說得一團糟。語氣較正式，只用於嚴重毀壞。

Examples

The machine accidentally mangled his shirt.

機器不小心把他的襯衫**撕爛**了。

He mangled the wires while trying to fix the lamp.

他修燈時把電線**弄得很爛**。

The dog mangled my favorite toy.

狗把我最喜歡的玩具**撕爛**了。

He completely mangled his speech and nobody could understand him.

他把發言**說得亂七八糟**，沒有人能聽懂。

Be careful not to mangle the recipe when you try cooking it yourself.

自己做這道菜時小心別把**配方弄壞**了。

The newspaper headline was so badly worded, it mangled the real story.

報紙標題措辭太差，把**真實內容弄亂**了。