/pə'vɜ:t; pɚ`vɝt/ 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.

/'pɜ:vɜ:t; `pɝvɝt/
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.