| 单词 | deform |
| 释义 | deform deform1 —deformable, adj. —deformability, n. —deformative, adj. —deformer, n. /di fawrm"/, v.t. 1. to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants. 2. to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing; mar the beauty of; spoil: The trees had been completely deformed by the force of the wind. 3. to change the form of; transform. 4. Geol. , Mech. to subject to deformation: The metal was deformed under stress. v.i. 5. to undergo deformation. [1350-1400; ME deformen < L deformare, equiv. to de- DE- + formare to FORM] Syn. 1. misshape. See mar. 2. ruin. deform2 /di fawrm"/, adj. Archaic. deformed; ugly. [1350-1400; ME defo(u)rme < L deformis, equiv. to de- DE- + -formis -FORM] |
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