strange or not dear使变形；扭曲；使失真•• a /airground
mirror that distorts your shape 露天游乐场的 ^ ^ 〇 The loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice.
他的声音从喇叭里传出来好像失真了。2 to twist or change
facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct
or true 歪曲；曲解：Newspapers are q/ten
gurify 〇/distorting the truth.报章常犯歪曲事实的错误。◊ The article gave a distorted picture of his
childhood.这篇文章 对他的童年作了歪曲A描述。►dis.tort.ion /di_st3:J*n; NAmE di'stoirjn/ noun
[C, U] ： modem alloys that are resistant to wear and
distortion耐磨、防变形的新型合金
◊
a distortion 〇/the/acts 对事实的歪曲
dis.tract /di_straekt/ 此叻[VN] ~ sb/sth (from
sth) to take sb’s attention away from what they are trying to do 转 移（注意力）；分散（思想 >
;使分心S23 divert: Ybu’re distracting me 介om my work•你使我不能专心工
■作。◊ Don’t talk to her~~she’s very easily
distracted 不 要同她讲话——她的注意力很容易分散。◊Ztwas another attempt to
distract attention from the truth. ^ 又是企图分散人们对事实真相的注意力。►distracting <3办：distracting thoughts 令人分心的想法;◊ a distracting
noise使人心烦意乱的嘈杂声
dis-tract-ed /di'straBktid/ adj. ~ (by sb/sth) unable
to pay attention to sb/sth because you are worried or thinking about sth else注意为分‘的；思想不集中的 ► dis-tract
ed-ly adv.
dis-trac-tion /di'straekjn/ noun 1 [C, U] a thing
that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about分散注意玉的事；使人芬心的事： it hard to work at home because there are
too many distractions.我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的
事太多。◊ cinema audiences Zoofcfng /or distracrion 秦灰解闷的电影观众2 [C] an activity
that amuses or entertains you 娱乐；■消遣 IHTOI to di'straction so that you become
upset, excited, or angry and not able to think dearly到心烦意乱（或激动、气愤）的地步：The children are
driving me to distraction today.
们闹得我心烦意乱。
dis-trac-tor /di'straekt0(r)/ noun 1 a person of thing that takes your attention away from
what you should be doing逢分心的人丨’或物1 r 2 one of the
wtong answers in a multiple-choice
test (多项选择题中的}
干扰项
dis-traught /di'stroit/ adj. extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot
tliink dearly 心烦着乱的;■心急如焚
的;发狂的
dis-tress /di'stres/ noun,
verb
■
not/n [U] 1 a feeling of
great worry or unhappiness; great suffering 忧虑；悲伤；痛苦：77ie newspaper article
caused the actor considerable distress.
给这位演员带来极大的痛苦。◊ She was
obvious^ in distress a_/iter t/ie attacfc.她受到攻击后显然很痛苦。◊ deep emotionaZ distress 感情上的深深痛苦 2 suffering
and problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc.贫困；窘迫；困苦 H771
hardship ： eco- nomfc/financia!
distress 经:济措据；财政困难 3
a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs
help (船、飞机等）遇难，遇险： a distress signal (= a message asking for
help)求救信号 〇 It is a rule of the
sea to help another boat in distress. 救助别的遇难船是海上的规则。D33I see DAMSEL
■
verb [VN] to make sb
feel very worried or unhappy
虑；使也伤；使苦恼：ft was dear that the 〖etter had deepiy
distressed her.这封信显然使她极为悲伤。◊ Don’t distressyoursd/(= don’t worry), i尔别也愁了p'
distressed /di'strest/ adj. 1 upset and anxious M tSi 的；忧虑的；苦恼的：He was too distressed and con_/ixsed to answer t/iefr questions.他非常苦恼而.困惑， 无会回答他们的间题。2 suffering
pain; in a poor physical condition 痛苦的； 身体虚弱的： When t/ie baby was
bom, it was bZue and distressed 这—儿出-生时全身发
青，非常虚弱。3 (of
a piece of clothing or furniture 衣 月K 或秦具）made to look older and more worn than it
realiy is 刻意磨损以显古风的：a distressed 〖eather jacket 仿古皮夹克
dis-tress-ing /di'stresirj/ adj. making you feel extremely upset, especially
because of sb’s suffering 使人痛苦的； 令人苦恼的►dis.tress.ing.丨yfldv.
dis-trib-ute Otw /di'stribjuit;
'distribjuit/ verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (to/among sb/sth) to give things to a
large number of people; to share sth between a number of people 分发；奋配：The organization
distributed food to the earthquafce victims.这个机构向地震灾民分发了食
品。◊ ITie newspaper is distributed介ee.这份报纸免费：k 送。◊ 77ie money was
distributed among schooZs the area.这笔款项是在本地区的学校中分配的。2 to send goods to
shops/stores and businesses so that they can be sold 分销：Who distributes our
products m the，UK? 谁在英国经袖我们的产品？ 3 [often passive] to spread sth， or different parts of sth，over an area 使散开；使分布；
分散：Make sure that your weight is evenly
distributed. 注意让你的重量分布均匀。
distributed 'system noun a number of individual
computers that are linked to form a network .(.计算机
P络$)分布_式系统
dis.tri.bll.ti〇n 0■» /,distri_bju:J'n/ /70WA7
■
[U, C] the way that sth is shared or
exists over a particular area or among a particular group of people 分配；分布：the im/air
distribution 〇/ wea〖th 财富分配
^
〇 The
map shows the distribution of this species across the vvorW.地图上标明了这一物种在全世界的分布
情况。◊ They studied the geographical distribution of the disease.他们研究了这种疾病的地域分布情况。
■
[U] the act of
giving or delivering sth to a number of people .分发；分送： the
distribution of food and medicines to the jood victims向遭受洪灾的灾民分发食品
和药物◊ He was arrested on drug
distribution charges. 他被指控犯传播毒品罪而遭逮捕。3 [U]沙ws/V/ess商）the system of transporting and delivering goods (商品） 运销，经分销：distriburicm costs经销成本◊ vvorZd- wfde distribution systems 全球经销系统◊ marketing, saZes and distribution 营销、销售和备dis.tri-bu.tion- al /-Xanl/ adj.
distrrbution board nown (8/£, phys/cs 物）a board that contains
the connections for several electrical CIRCUITS配电板；配电盘
dis-tribu-tive /di'stribjativ/
adj. [usually
before noun] (fcws/Vjess.商）connected with
distribution of goods 经销
的；分销的
dis.tribu.tor /di'stribjat9(r)/ noun 1 a person or company
that supplies goods to shops/stores, etc.经销 商；分轉商：Japan’s Zargest so_/itware distributor 日本最 大的软件分销公司 2 a device in an engine
that sends electric current to the spark
plugs (发动机的）配电
$电盘
dis-tfict /'distrikt/ noun
1 an area of a country
or town, especially one that has particular features 地区；区域：the City of London’s JiiMcmciaZ district 伦敦市的金 i
区 2
one of the areas which a country, town or state is divided into for purposes of
organization, with official boundaries
1= borders),区；管区行政区：a tcuc/postal district
税务/邮政区◊ a schooi
district 孛区◊ congressionaZ districts 〇 district councils
.district a'ttorney noun {abbr. DA) (in the
.district 'court noun (in the
.district 'nurse noun (in
dis.trust /dis'trAst/
now/?,
■
not//? [U, sing.]〜（of sb/sth) a feeling of not being
able to
trust sb/sth 不信任；怀 M
: They looked at each other wit/i ffotrust.他们心怀戒备地相亙看着对方。◊ He has a deep
distrust o/aH modem techno〖ogy.他对所有现代技 术备深表怀疑。► dis.trust.ful
/-fl/ :
distrus的^
authority不相信权威
verb [VN] to feel that you
cannot trust or believe sb/sth 不信 ^壬；If H ： She distrusted his motives for wanting
to see her again.她怀疑他想再见她一面是别有用心。
—compare
mistrust。note on next page