warp

warp
verb

become or cause to become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or dampness
（尤指因为热或潮湿）（使）弯曲；（使）变形
[no obj.]wood has a tendency to warp.
木料容易变形。
[with obj.]moisture had warped the box.
因为潮湿，盒子变形了。
■[with obj.]cause to become abnormal or strange; have a distorting effect on
使不正常；使有偏见
your judgement has been warped by your obvious dislike of him.
因为你明显讨厌他，所以你的判断是带有偏见的。
[as adj. warped]a warped sense of humour.
一种歪曲的幽默感。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move or tow (a ship) along by hauling on a rope attached to a stationary object ashore
用绞船索牵曳（船）
■[no obj. with adverbial of direction](of a ship) move or be towed in such a way
（船）被用绞船索牵曳
[with obj.](in weaving) arrange (yarn) so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth
（纺织用语）把（纱）排列成经
[with obj.]cover (land) with a deposit of alluvial soil by natural or artificial flooding
淤灌（土地）

noun

a twist or distortion in the shape or form of something
变形；扭曲
the head of the racket had a curious warp.
那球拍的上端有个奇怪的弯曲结构。
■(figurative)an abnormality or perversion in a person's character
(喻)（性格）乖戾
■[as modifier]relating to or denoting (fictional or hypothetical) space travel by means of distorting space–time
（小说中或假想的空间旅行）靠扭曲时空实现的，穿越时空的
the craft possessed warp drive.
这艘飞船具有扭曲飞行的功能。
warp speed.
穿越时空的速度。
[in sing.](in weaving) the threads on a loom over and under which other threads (the weft) are passed to make cloth
（纺织用语）经，经纱
the warp and weft are the basic constituents of all textiles.
经纱和纬纱是一切织物的基本要素。
rugby is woven into the warp and weft of South African society.
橄榄球深入了南非社会各阶层。
a rope attached at one end to a fixed point and used for moving or mooring a ship
绞船索
[mass noun](archaic)alluvial sediment; silt
(古)淤泥

派生
warpage
noun

warper
noun
语源

Old English weorpan (verb), wearp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch werpen and German werfen 'to throw'. Early verb senses included 'throw', 'fling open', and 'hit (with a missile)'; the sense 'bend' dates from late Middle English. The noun was originally a term in weaving (see sense 2)

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