| 单词 | mangle |
| 释义 | mangle mangle1 —mangler, n. /mang"geuhl/, v.t., mangled, mangling. 1. to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing: The coat sleeve was mangled in the gears of the machine. 2. to spoil; ruin; mar badly: to mangle a text by careless typesetting. [1350-1400; ME < AF mangler, perh. dissimilated var. of OF mangonner to mangle; akin to MANGONEL] Syn. 1. See maim. 2. deface; destroy. mangle2 /mang"geuhl/, n. , v. , mangled, mangling. n. 1. a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers. v.t. 2. to smooth or press with a mangle. 3. Metalworking. to squeeze (metal plates) between rollers. [1765-75; < D mangel << LL manganum. See MANGONEL] |
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