deform
vt. 使变形; 使残废; 使变丑; 毁伤…的形体
vi. 变形; 变畸形
If something deforms a person's body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing deforms.
Bad rheumatoid arthritis deforms limbs...
严重的类风湿性关节炎会造成四肢变形。
...the ability of a metal to deform to a new shape without cracking.
金属重新塑形而不断裂的能力
1. make formless;
2. twist and press out of shape
3. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;
4. become misshapen;
5. alter the shape of (something) by stress;
6. assume a different shape or form
There is no material but will deform more or less under the action of force.
在力的作用下,没有一种材料不或多或少地发生形变.
Sometimes, however, the ability of bars to deform appreciably in torsion is put to good use.
但是, 有时要利用杆件在扭转时具有可观变形的能力.
Shoes that are too tight deform the feet.
(穿)太紧的鞋子会使脚变形.
During the energy accumulation, geo stress increases gradually, and correspondingly rock happens to deform.
在能量积聚期间, 地压逐渐增加, 相应地岩石发生形变.
Strong shocks deform crystal structures and create mosaic patterns that are easily detectable under the microscope.
强烈的冲击会使晶体结构变形,并产生马赛克式的花样,在显微镜下可以轻易鉴别.