mangle1
KK: [ˈmæŋɡḷ]
DJ: [ˈmæŋɡl]
vt.
- 亂砍,亂撕;使受嚴重損傷[H]
He was badly
mangled in an automobile accident.
他在一次車禍中被壓得血肉模糊。
- 損毀,弄糟
衍生
辨析
mangle2
KK: [ˈmæŋɡḷ]
DJ: [ˈmæŋɡl]
n.
- 【紡】軋布機,軋光機[C]
vt.
- 把(布等)送入軋布機中軋壓
衍生
mangle1
n.
Brit. a machine having two or more cylinders turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed (to remove excess moisture) and pressed.
v.
press with a mangle.
Etymology
C17: from Du. mangel, from mangelen ‘to mangle’, from med. L. mango, manga, from Gk manganon ‘axis, engine’.
mangle2
v.
severely mutilate or damage by tearing or crushing.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. mahangler, appar. a frequentative of mahaignier ‘maim’.