[N-VAR 可变名词](坐、立的)姿势,姿态 Your posture is the position in which you stand or sit.
You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture...
通过采取更好的坐姿,你的腹部马上就会看起来平坦一些。
Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful...
锻炼、新鲜空气和好的坐立姿势都很有益。
Sit in a relaxed upright posture.
保持放松、直立的坐姿。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]态度;立场 A posture is an attitude that you have towards something.
[usu sing]
[FORMAL 正式]
The military machine is ready to change its defensive posture to one prepared for action...
军方随时准备由防御立场转向备战立场。
None of the banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry.
没有一家银行因为这次调查而对该交易改变立场。
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[VERB 动词]故作姿态;装腔作势;装模作样 You can say that someone is posturing when you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are trying to give a particular impression in order to deceive people.
[V]
[usu cont]
[disapproval]
[FORMAL 正式]
She says the President may just be posturing.
她说总统也许只是在做样子而已。
posturing
Any calls for a new UN resolution are largely political posturing...
任何要求联合国出台新决议的呼吁在很大程度上都只是一种虚伪的政治姿态。
There's been a lot of posturing on both sides.
双方有很多时候都是在装腔作势。
Oxford
pos·ture/ˈpɒstʃə(r); NAmEˈpɑːstʃər/
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postureposturesposturedposturingnoun1[uncountable , countable ]the position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting (坐立的)姿势◆a comfortable/relaxed posture舒适的╱轻松的姿势◆upright/sitting/supine postures直立的╱坐着的╱仰卧的姿势◆Good postureis essential when working at the computer. 用电脑工作时良好的姿势极其重要。◆Back pains can be the result of bad posture.腰背疼可能是不良姿势造成的。2[countable , usually singular ]your attitude to a particular situation or the way in which you deal with it 态度;看法;立场;处理方式◆The government has adopted an aggressive posture on immigration.政府对移民入境采取了强硬的态度。verb[intransitive ]posture(as sth) ( formal) to pretend to be sth that you are not by saying and doing things in order to impress or trick people 故作姿态;装样子pos·ture/ˈpɒstʃə(r); NAmEˈpɑːstʃər/
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posture noun
posture verb
posturepos‧ture /ˈpɒstʃə $ ˈpɑːstʃər/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the way you position your body when sitting or standinggood/bad etc posture Poor posture can lead to muscular problems. her upright posture2[singular] the way you behave or think in a particular situationposture towards He tends to adopt a defensive posture towards new ideas.
1when someone pretends to have a particular opinion or attitude: He dismissed the Senator’s comments as ‘political posturing’.2when someone stands or moves in a way that they hope will make other people notice and admire them—posture verb [intransitive]
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posture
[ˈpɒstʃə(r)]postured, posturing, postures
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姿势(83%),态度(13%),情形(2%),摆架子(1%),作 ... 姿势(1%)
n.姿势;态度;情形
vt.作…的姿势
vi.摆姿势
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