pervert

verb

/pəˈvɜːt/

/pərˈvɜːrt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pervert	/pəˈvɜːt/ /pərˈvɜːrt/
he / she / it perverts	/pəˈvɜːts/ /pərˈvɜːrts/
past simple perverted	/pəˈvɜːtɪd/ /pərˈvɜːrtɪd/
past participle perverted	/pəˈvɜːtɪd/ /pərˈvɜːrtɪd/
-ing form perverting	/pəˈvɜːtɪŋ/ /pərˈvɜːrtɪŋ/

Idioms

pervert something to change a system, process, etc. in a bad way so that it is not what it used to be or what it should be败坏；使走样；误导；误用
- Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.某些科学发明被滥用来生产毁灭性武器。
pervert somebody/something to affect somebody in a way that makes them act or think in an unacceptable or immoral way 腐蚀；侵害；使堕落synonym corrupt
- Some people believe that television can pervert the minds of children.有些人认为，电视会腐蚀儿童的心灵。

词源late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.

Idioms

pervert the course of justice (British English)

(North American English obstruct justice)

(law法律) to tell a lie or to do something in order to prevent the police, etc. from finding out the truth about a crime妨碍司法（如作伪证等）Topics Crime and punishmentc2

pervert

noun

/ˈpɜːvɜːt/

/ˈpɜːrvɜːrt/

(also informal perv)

a person whose sexual behaviour is not thought to be normal or acceptable by most people性变态者 synonym deviant
- a sexual pervert性变态者
词源late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.