【warp音标】 英[wɔ:p] 美[wɔ:rp]
【单词释义】 warp是什么意思:
n.变形,扭曲;弯曲;经纱,经线;[航]绞船索v. (使)弯曲;(使)扭曲;(使)变形;使反常;用绞船索牵引
[单词分级] 专八/托福/GRE词汇
[单词复数] warps [第三人称单数] warps
[单词现在分词] warping
[单词过去式] warped
[单词过去分词] warped
【warp形近词/近似词】
harp n.竖琴;竖琴状的东西
carp vi.挑剔,吹毛求疵;找茬儿 n.鲤鱼;鲤科(包括金鱼或锦鲤)
scarp n.(护城河的)内斜坡,陡坡;绝壁,悬崖 vt.在…设内斜坡,将…辟成陡坡
sharp adj.锋利的;尖锐的 vt.[音乐]把(音调)升高(半音)
【单词例句】
◇ Still, the agency recommends that you check your microwave oven carefully and do not use it if the door doesn't close properly, or if it is "bent, warped, or otherwise damaged."
尽管如此,FDA还是建议你仔细检查你的微波炉,如果门不能正常关闭,或者发生了“弯曲、歪斜或其他损坏”的话,就不要使用。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ The inability to explain them led to speculation that gamma-ray bursts were the remnants of nuclear battles between alien civilizations,or even the exhaust energy of extraterrestrial spaceships going into warp drive.
由于无法解释这种现象,因此人们推测这些伽马射线爆炸是外星人之间核战争的遗迹,甚至后来有人认为是外星人飞船偏离轨道后释放的最后能量。
---- The Big Bang