"mangle" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 撕烂
• 严重损坏

Definition

用压碎、撕裂或扭曲的方式严重损坏某物。也可以指由于不小心使用而毁掉（词语、语言等）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于形容物体严重损坏（如“被撕烂的衣服”），也可形容把语言、句子说得一团糟（如“把这句话说得乱七八糟”）。语气偏正式，仅用于严重破坏。

Examples

The machine accidentally mangled his shirt.

机器不小心把他的衬衫**撕烂**了。

He mangled the wires while trying to fix the lamp.

他修灯时把电线**弄得很烂**。

The dog mangled my favorite toy.

狗把我最喜欢的玩具**撕烂**了。

He completely mangled his speech and nobody could understand him.

他把发言**说得乱七八糟**，没有人能听懂。

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

自己做这道菜时小心别把**配方做坏**了。

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

报纸标题措辞太糟，把**真实内容弄乱**了。