| 单词 | contort |
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| 释义 | con·tort /kənˈtɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] BENDif you contort something, or if it contorts, it twists out of its normal shape and looks strange or unattractive （使）扭曲contort with/in His face was contorted with rage. 他脸都气歪了。 His body contorted in agony. 他的身体痛苦地扭曲着。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscontort• The faces are horribly contorted as if suffocating or in great pain, and their eyes seem to follow anyone who passes.• He wondered if contorting his neck increased blood flow to his brain somehow.• His face contorted in loose ripples of effort as he stood up energetically to take his leave.• I turn immediately to see her coming toward me, her face contorted in rage.• The trunks often contort into spindly curves and twists.• We continued to contort our limbs into improbable postures when Vincente was directly overseeing us.• Worst of all, his long face was more contorted than ever in the fury of self-pity.• Despite having a solid base, the rod is still contorted wildly beyond belief.contort with/in• The fellow, Tom told me, had contorted in a way Tom had never seen before, even in the dance.• My own life is contorted with conflicting ideas, plans and decisions.• Her face contorted with disgust, decades after the attack, remembering the old white man who raped her.• His face contorted in loose ripples of effort as he stood up energetically to take his leave.• I turn immediately to see her coming toward me, her face contorted in rage.• His face contorted in sheer disgust.Origin contort (1400-1500) Latin past participle of contorquere, from com- ( → COM-) + torquere “to twist”con·tort verbChineseSyllable contort it Corpus or if you something, if |
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