"mangling" in Chinese (Traditional)
弄壞毀壞扭曲
Definition
嚴重損壞或扭曲某物,特別是壓碎、扭曲或撕裂它;比喻用於糟糕地做某事,如講錯話或寫錯字。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
既可指物品被嚴重損壞,也可比喻說錯話或做錯事。實際損壞時用法較正式,比喻時較口語。不要與“tangling”(糾纏)混淆。
Examples
The machine kept mangling the paper.
機器一直在**弄壞**紙張。
He was accused of mangling the song during his performance.
在表演中,他被指責**毀壞**了那首歌。
My dog is always mangling his toys.
我的狗總是**弄壞**他的玩具。
He's always mangling people's names when he tries to pronounce them.
他每次試著唸人的名字時總是**唸錯**。
The accident left the car mangled beyond repair.
事故讓汽車**毀壞**到無法修理。
Your phone number got totally mangled when I tried copying it down.
我抄寫你的電話號碼時完全**寫錯**了。