1、托福考题出处：OGParagraph 8: One cognitive theory suggests that aggravating and painful 髫潋啜缅events trigger unpleasant feelings. These feelings, in turn, can lead to aggressive action, but not automatically. Cognitive factors intervene. People decide whether they will act aggressively or not on the basis of factors such as their experiences with aggression and their interpretation of other people's motives. Supporting evidence comes from research showing that aggressive people often distort other people's motives. For example, they assume that other people mean them harm when they do not. 【OG- Aggression】10. The word “distort” in the passage is closest in meaning toA.mistrustB.misinterpretC.criticizeD.resent正确答案：B
2、distort 详细解析1.distort [dɪˈstɔːrt] v. 歪曲；扭曲TOEFL例句：Supporting evidence comes from research showing that aggressive people often distort other people’s motives.——OG: Aggression研究支持的证据表明带有侵略性的人经常曲解他人的意图。GRE 例句：Such an attempt at objectivity would distort the crucial interrelationship of observer and observed as parts of a single whole.——GRE No.7-1, Section A如此追求客观性将会歪曲观察者和被观察者作为一个整体的两个部分——这样一种重要的交互关系。词根词缀记忆 dis-tortdis-=apart，如“disappointment”（失望）（TPO-31: Early Childhood Education）tort=twist，如“tortuous”（弯曲的）（TPO-28: Groundwater）
3、.distort英[dɪˈstɔ:t] 美 [dɪˈstɔ:rt]vt.曲解;歪曲，扭曲;使变形vi.扭曲;变形1).VERB 歪曲;扭曲;曲解If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way.The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad...媒体会歪曲事实，将人说得不是完美无缺就是一无是处。distortedThese figures give a distorted view of the significance for the local economy.这些数据会使人误解其对地方经济的重要性。2).V-ERG (使）变形;(使)失真If something you can see or hear is distorted or distorts, its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear.A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms...画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。distortedSound was becoming more and more distorted through the use of hearing aids.使用助听器会使声音变得越来越失真。