1、distort

歪曲;扭曲;曲解

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。

The minister has said his remarks at the weekend have been distorted.

部长说他周末的讲话被曲解了。

(使）变形;(使)失真

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。

His size was persistently distorted by the cartoonists.

漫画家们总是把他画得变形了。

2、account

（银行等的）账户

Some banks make it difficult to open an account.

一些银行把开户弄得很麻烦。

I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.

我在国民威斯敏斯特银行有两个账户，一个储蓄账户和一个活期存款账户。

（书面或口头的）记述，描述，陈述，报告

He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night.

他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。

According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.

据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。

解释;说明

This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour.

这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。

Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.

按照韦伯的说法，科学在本质上是一种价值无涉的活动。