contort

英 [kən'tɔːt] 美 [kən'tɔːrt]

• v. (使)扭曲；走样；曲解

英英释义

Verb:

1. twist and press out of shape

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I didn't care how much I had to contort my body and my principles.
   我毫不顾及自己的身体和原则被怎样扭曲。
2. Her face contorted/was contorted with pain.
   她的脸因疼痛而走了样。
3. It's very common that children contort a word out of its ordinary meaning.
   小孩子曲解词义是很正常的事。

经典引文

• He..contorts himself so as to dig himself in the base of his spine.

  出自： R. P. Jhabvala

• A face contorted by pain.

  出自： A. Carter

近反义词

【近义词】

• deform 使变形
• distort 歪曲
• screw 螺钉
• twist 缠绕
• grimace 面部的歪扭
• warp 使翘起
• wrest 夺取
• squirm (因不舒适、羞愧或紧张而...
• wriggle 蠕动
• gnarl 吼叫
• misshape 使造型不佳
• wrench 扳钳，扳手
• wiggle 扭动
• turn 翻转
• knot 结
• torture 拷问
• convolute 盘旋
• shrivel （使）枯萎
• curl 卷曲
• crook 钩
• loop 环
• coil 卷
• spiral 螺旋
• twirl 快速转动
• up 向上
• screw up 拧紧
• pervert 误用
• curl up (使)蜷曲
• wring 拧