contortion

英 [kən'tɔːʃn] 美 [kən'tɔːrʃn]

• n. 扭弯；扭曲

英英释义

Noun:

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

2. a tortuous and twisted shape or position;

   "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"
   "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The incidents of sexual violence laid bare the horrible contortion of human nature inflicted by war.
   性暴力事件揭示了战争对人性的极端扭曲。
2. Like a man possessed in slo-mo, he bends from one contortion to another as he explores hidden aspects of his newly minted universe.
   在探索他这个新铸就的世界时，他像一个熟悉慢动作的人一样，将身子从一种扭曲状态变换到另外一种扭曲状态。

经典引文

• The contortions of ten crucified martyrs.

  出自： R. W. Emerson

词汇搭配

• contortion movement 曲解动作

近反义词

【近义词】

• twist 缠绕
• distortion 扭曲
• crookedness 弯曲的
• tortuosity 扭曲
• torsion 扭转
• tortuousness 曲折
• deformation 变形