"to mutilate," c. 1400, from Anglo-French mangler, frequentative of Old French mangoner "cut to pieces," of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with Old French mahaignier "to maim, mutilate, wound" (see maim). Meaning "to mispronounce (words), garble" is from 1530s. Related: Mangled; mangling.
mangle (n.)
clothes-pressing machine, 1774, from Dutch mangel, apparently short for mangelstok, from stem of mangelen to mangle, from Middle Dutch mange, ultimately from root of mangonel.
雙語例句
1. They don't know what they're talking about and mangle scientific information.
他們不知所云，把科學知識講得錯誤百出。
來自柯林斯例句
2. There is almost no phrase so simple that he cannot mangle it.
幾乎再簡單的話他也表達不清。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Mangle doesn't increase the damage of Maul and Shred anymore.
裂傷不再增加重毆和撕碎的傷害.
來自互聯網
4. Mangle's talent link tooltip indicates a 100 yard range.
裂傷的天賦鏈接顯示為100碼距離.
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5. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle his feet.