pervert
v[Tn]
1 turn (sth) away from its proper nature or use 误用, 滥用(某事物)
pervert the truth/the course of justice 歪曲事实[妨碍司法公正]
an expression whose meaning has been perverted by constant misuse 积非成是的说法.
2 cause (a person, his mind) to turn away from what is right or natural使(人、 心理)入邪路、 反常或堕落
pervert (the mind of) a child 把儿童(的思想)教坏
an idealist perverted by the desire for power 被权欲引入歧途的理想主义者
Do pornographic books pervert those who read them? 看色情 书刊能诱人堕落吗?
a perverted desire to make others suffer 虐待他人的反常心理.
pervert n (derog 贬) person whose (esp sexual) behaviour is considered abnormal or unacceptable 走上邪路者; 堕落者; 反常者; (尤指)性变态者, 性欲倒错者.