contortion 详细解释

contortion

[kən'tɔ:ʃən]

n. 扭弯, 扭曲

词形变化

形容词: contortive | 名词: contortion | 动词过去式: contorted | 动词过去分词: contorted | 动词现在分词: contorting | 动词第三人称单数: contorts |

词义辨析

同义:

n.扭曲; 歪; 抽筋

twist  distortion  crookedness  

英英释义

名词 contortion:

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

同义词：deformation

a tortuous and twisted shape or position

同义词：tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, crookedness

补充

contortioncontortion[kənˈtɔ:ʃən]n.1.(脸部或躯体的)扭曲, 变形, 走样2.扭曲的动作(或姿势)

例句

1. The driver saw the facial contortion in the mirror.司机在镜子里看到了自己扭曲变形的脸。 2. Their bodily contortions are an inseparable part of their art.他们扭曲的身体是他们艺术不可分割的一部分。 3. I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.我不得不为体操运动员扭曲身体摆出的各种姿势而赞叹。 4. He tried various mental contortions to deal with the girl in the village.他用各种变态的心思来对付村子里的那位姑娘。 5. The clown amused the children with funny facial contortions.小丑扮出滑稽的鬼脸逗孩子们开心。 6. The gymnast performed amazing contortions (with her body).体操运动员表演了令人惊叹的柔体动作。 7. His story was a blatant/obvious contortion [=(more commonly) distortion] of the truth.他的报道是对事实的公然歪曲。 8. The baby's mom went through the usual contortions to get him to eat.为哄宝宝吃东西，妈妈把她惯用的招数都使了出来。

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