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pervert

🇬🇧 UK/pə'vɜːt/🇺🇸 US/pә:'vә:t/
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Definitions

v.

To distort or misuse something from its proper purpose; to corrupt morally.

使堕落,歪曲,滥用

n.

A person whose behavior, especially sexual behavior, is considered abnormal or unacceptable.

性变态者,道德败坏者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
perthrough, thoroughly
+
vertturn
=pervert

Common Collocations

  • 1.pervert justice歪曲司法
  • 2.pervert the truth歪曲真实

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The dictator attempted to pervert the course of justice by forcing judges to rule in his favor.

  • 2.

    Propaganda can pervert people's understanding of historical events and political reality.

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