distort; lose fidelity
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to distort; to deviate from the original (of sound, image, or content)
Describes any reproduction or transmission that fails to preserve the original accurately.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
lín临
mó摹
de得
bù不
hǎo好
，
yǒu有
xiē些
shī失
zhēn真
。
This copy of the painting is not well done; it is somewhat distorted.
Lù录
yīn音
shè设
bèi备
bù不
hǎo好
，
shēng声
yīn音
huì会
shī失
zhēn真
。
If the recording equipment is poor, the sound will be distorted.
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Chuán传
xiě写
shī失
zhēn真
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
yuán原
wén文
de的
yì意
si思
。
Copying errors will distort the meaning of the original text.
verb
distortion (in electronics); signal fidelity loss
technicalTechnical term in electronics describing the degradation of a signal so that the output does not match the input.
Zhè这
gè个
fàng放
dà大
qì器
de的
fēi非
xiàn线
xìng性
shī失
zhēn真
hěn很
yán严
zhòng重
。
The nonlinear distortion of this amplifier is very severe.
Xìn信
hào号
chuán传
shū输
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
fā发
shēng生
le了
shī失
zhēn真
。
Distortion occurred during signal transmission.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
jiǎn减
shǎo少
tú图
xiàng像
de的
xiàng相
wèi位
shī失
zhēn真
。
We need to reduce the phase distortion of the image.