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contort v.(使)扭曲；走样；曲解 (1) 我毫不顾及自己的身体和原则被怎样扭曲。(2) 她的脸因疼痛而走了样。(3) 小孩子曲解词义是很正常的事。 In general contort refers to something that is fairly adaptable and can return to its previous shape. A face, after it has contorted with rage, for example, will return to its normal expression (unless you've done something really bad.). If you bend or twist your sister's doll, you "break it" rather than "contort it."

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英 [kən'tɔːt] 美 [kən'tɔːrt] (1) I didn't care how much I had to contort my body and my principles.(2) Her face contorted/was contorted with pain.(3) It's very common that children contort a word out of its ordinary meaning. To contort something is to bend or twist it out of its original shape. Faces are often said to contort with one particular emotion or another. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](面部、躯体等)扭曲，歪曲 If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position.   [V]  [V n]  [V-ed]His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics...当他吼出这些歌词的时候，脸都扭曲了。The gentlest of her caresses would contort his already tense body...她最温柔的爱抚会让他已然紧绷的身体变得扭曲。Brenner was breathing hard, his face contorted with pain.勃伦纳艰难地呼吸着，面部因为痛苦而变得扭曲。...their contorted bodies.他们扭曲的身体

英语单词	contort
英美音标	英 [kən'tɔːt] 美 [kən'tɔːrt]
中文释义	v.(使)扭曲；走样；曲解
英语例句	(1) I didn't care how much I had to contort my body and my principles. (2) Her face contorted/was contorted with pain. (3) It's very common that children contort a word out of its ordinary meaning.
中文例句	(1) 我毫不顾及自己的身体和原则被怎样扭曲。 (2) 她的脸因疼痛而走了样。 (3) 小孩子曲解词义是很正常的事。
vocabulary简明	To contort something is to bend or twist it out of its original shape. Faces are often said to contort with one particular emotion or another.
vocabulary扩展	In general contort refers to something that is fairly adaptable and can return to its previous shape. A face, after it has contorted with rage, for example, will return to its normal expression (unless you've done something really bad.). If you bend or twist your sister's doll, you "break it" rather than "contort it."
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](面部、躯体等)扭曲，歪曲 If someone's face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position. [V] [V n] [V-ed] His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics... 当他吼出这些歌词的时候，脸都扭曲了。 The gentlest of her caresses would contort his already tense body... 她最温柔的爱抚会让他已然紧绷的身体变得扭曲。 Brenner was breathing hard, his face contorted with pain. 勃伦纳艰难地呼吸着，面部因为痛苦而变得扭曲。 ...their contorted bodies. 他们扭曲的身体

Contort Face Contorted I Body Pain Bend Twist