mangle

mangle¹
noun

(chiefly Brit.)a machine having two or more cylinders turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed (to remove excess moisture) and pressed
(主英)衣物压干机
■(US)a large machine for ironing sheets or other fabrics, usually when they are damp, using heated rollers
(美)轧布机，熨平机

verb

[with obj.]press or squeeze with a mangle
压干；轧平

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语源

late 17th cent.: from Dutch mangel, from mangelen 'to mangle', from medieval Latin mango, manga, from Greek manganon 'axis, engine'

mangle²
verb

[with obj.]severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing
（因切割、撕扯、挤压等而）严重损毁；使变形；破坏
the car was mangled almost beyond recognition.
这辆轿车被毁得面目全非。
he was mangling Bach on the piano.
他在钢琴上乱弹巴赫的曲子。

派生
mangler
noun
语源

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French mahangler, apparently a frequentative of mahaignier 'maim'

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