strange or not dear ^ ^ ® A
M : a
fairground mirror that distorts
your shape
uf ^ O The
loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice.
2
to twist or
change facts, ideas, etc. so
that they are no longer correct or true 31 Newspapers
are often guilty
of distorting the truth. o The
article gave a distorted
picture of his childhood. jjtMifcM XtM ¥ft Tl3l ft W
#t34. o ► distortion /di'storjn; NAmE
di'stoirfn/ noun [C, U] : modem alloys that are resistant to wear and
distortion jfifjfl, o a distortion of the facts
dis tract /di'straekt/ verb [VN] ~ sb/sth (from
sth) to take sb’s attention away from what they are trying to do ft
S
( ftEA ) ; Aifc ( M ) ; ftA'fc* BDG3 divert: You’re distracting me from my work. ffc
ft* A M A A X ft 0 0 Don’t talk to her—she’s
very easily distracted. A
oltwas
another attempt to distract
attention from the truth. ^
► distracting
adj.: distracting thoughts
AAAAfft^SIft 0 a distracting noise
distract ed /di'straektid/ adj. ~ (by sb/sth) unable to pay attention to
sb/sth because you are worried or thinking about sth else i± M. A A ft ; J® jg’ A M 4* W ►
dis-tractedly adv.
distraction /di'straekjn/ noun
1 [C, U] a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing
or thinking about Aft&^A^J#; ^AA'fr&J#: Ifind it hard to work at
home because there are too many distractions. $ A A |C|| X ftfg Xt, 0 >J^A4'fr&5
♦
A ^ o 0 cinema audiences looking for
distraction
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A H N (ft ffe W> XJ®, if
2 [C] an activity that amuses or
entertains you 17*1771 to detraction so that
you become upset,
excited, or angry and not able to think clearly f!] AMlcSL ( Hfa )
(ftffexE The
children are driving me to
distraction today. A X A
distractor /di'straekt0(r)/ noun 1 a person or thing that
takes your attention away from what you should be doing ft> A (ft A (
M $} ) 2 one of the wrong answers in a multiple-choice
test ( )
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dis traught /di'stroit/ adj.
extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly
ift; £$£lft
dis tress /di'stres/ noun, verb
mnoun [U] 1 a feeling of
great worry or unhappiness; great suffering tft it ; .IS ^ : The newspaper
article caused the actor
considerable distress. fft±(ftftC$: MfiM M ft A -lift . o She
was obviously in distress after the attack, j® -g: fij lit A IB & $ IS tS i§r „ 0
deep emotional distress ff ± (ft W W. fS ft 2 suffering and
problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc. ft 0 ; Hr i£ ; 0 ft tYITl hardship : eco- nomic/financial distress
ff ft! ; ItSI 3 a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger
or difficulty and needs help ($ft, )
illXt, itil&:
a distress signal (= a message asking
for help) Alfcfsft 0 It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in
distress.
HI
see damsel
■
verb [VN] to make sb feel
very worried or unhappy )M; M fh; ft : It was clear that the
letter had deeply distressed her. pEitfs
JU&ftlM® A .H\%„ 0 Don’t distress yourself (= don’t worry).
dis tressed /di'strest/ adj.
1 upset and anxious M ts (ft ; ft (ft ; ft (ft : He was too
distressed and confused to answer their questions. #,ftftftt®lii, Tt'lk
HIjgrfiMn WWIo 2 suffering pain; in a poor physical condition M ft (ft;
MfcfSlM ^: When the baby was bom, it was blue and distressed.
W, #
IfcfM. ffio
3 (of
a piece of clothing or furniture A Aft ^ M* A) made to look older and
more worn than it really is M 0 M W M
W: a distressed leather jacket
dis tress ing /di'stresir)/ adj.
making you feel extremely upset, especially because of sb’s suffering
fs^Affi^#!; ►dis tress-ing-ly adv.
dis trib ute o-w /di'stribjuit; 'distribjuit/ verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (to/among sb/sth) to give things to a
large number of people; to share sth between a number of people^ jf$l: The organization
distributed food to the earthquake victims. pnp0
0 The newspaper is distributed free.
o 0 The money was distributed among
schools in the area. 2 to
send
goods to shops/stores and
businesses so that they can be sold : Who distributes our products in the
3 [often passive] to spread sth, or
different parts of sth, over an area ; \WjfA;
ftWt: Make sure that your
weight is evenly distributed.
distributed 'system noun a number of individual
computers that are linked to form a network (
mm)
dis tri bu tion o-w /.distri'bjuijn/ noun
♦
[U, C] the way that sth is shared or
exists over a
particular area or among a
particular group of people Aid; jffp:
the unfair distribution of wealth M H A Id A A O The map shows the
distribution of this species across the world, mm7fc-A^U 'If o 0 They
studied the geographical distribution of the disease. ftMll W m A^f 'It U»
♦
[U] the act of
giving or delivering sth to a number of people Aft ; AM: the distribution of
food and medicines to the flood victims [^il^^AWAKAA'i'pp ffl M 0 He was
arrested on dmg distribution charges.
[fn if il M „ 3 [U] (business i§!) the system of transporting and delivering goods ( rm ) Ali^:
distribution costs o worldwide
distribution systems 0 marketing,
sales and distribution ► dis-tri-bu-tion-
al /-Sonl/ adj.
distribution board noun (BrE, physics $j) a board that
contains the connections for several electrical circuits Idfe®; Id&&
distribu tive /di’stribjativ/ adj. [usually before noun] (business ^) connected with
distribution of goods ZfSti ^J;
distributor /di'stribjat0(r)/ noun 1 a person or company
that supplies goods to shops/stores, etc. l§); Ail^:
f, Id*^:
dis trict O'* /'distrikt/ noun 1 an area of a country or town, especially one that
has particular features m E ; E M : the
City of London’s financial district 2
one of the areas
which a country, town or state is divided into for
purposes of organization, with official boundaries
(= borders) E; If E; ff Ml E: a tax/postal district IftA/ftPlJftE O a
school district ^ E 0 congressional districts ti^ME 0 district
councils .district a'ttorney noun (abbr. DA) (in the US) a lawyer who is
responsible for bringing criminal charges against sb in a particular area or
state ( US, ) life A ^
mt
.district 'court noun (in the
.district 'nurse noun (in
m noun [U,
sing.] ~ (of sb/sth) a feeling of not being able to trust
sb/sth A'fit A; :
They looked at each other
with distrust. 0 He has a
deep distrust of all modem
technology. Xt £ff A M
ft tft
o ► dis-trust-ful /-fl/ adj.: distrustful of
authority
b verb [VN]
to feel that you cannot trust or believe sb/sth A ft \i; ff 1$ : She distrusted his motives for wanting to see her
again. M W H H # JE M — ffi Ji ^'1A 0 — compare mistrust o note on next page