1HARM/BE BAD FORto change something in an unnatural and often harmful way 歪曲,扭曲;败坏
Genetic scientists are often accused of perverting nature.
遗传学家经常被指责违背了自然。
2BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSto influence someone so that they begin to think or behave in an immoral way 使走上邪路,使堕落,使变坏,腐蚀SYN corrupt
TV violence perverts the minds of young children.
电视暴力腐蚀了孩子们的心灵。
3.pervert the course of justicelawSCL to deliberately prevent a fairexamination of the facts about a crime 妨碍司法公正
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pervert the course of justice• Another Leeds player, defender Michael Duberry, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.• But tonight Crabb is starting a life sentence for murder and Taylor was given nine years for perverting the course of justice.• It is claimed Metclafe inflictedgrievousbodilyharm to a man and then attempted to pervert the course of justice.• The friend, Ted Francis, denies perverting the course of justice.• They are also accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.• Six officers were originally charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and the seventh with unlawfulwounding.• Archer denies perjury, perverting the course of justice and using a falseinstrument.
pervert• She took him to court, accusing him of being a pervert who was unfit to raise a child.• You don't know what a pervert is, I suppose.• It provides cheapentertainment for illiterate people and perverts.• For it was known that the Green, and other parts in the city, were the haunts of peeping-Toms and perverts.• His role of mutantsonextended itself to incorporatepervert as well.• What are you, some kind of pervert?• Clive thought she might be a rare type of pervert who gets off on vociferously condemning all the vices she actually practises.• The sentencesmeted out to the seven perverts who downloaded pornographic images of children as young as three months were laughable.• He was going to take them to court, declare them perverts, unfit to raise a child.
Originpervert1
(1300-1400)Old Frenchpervertir, from Latinpervertere, from vertere“to turn”