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posture n.姿势；态度；情形v.作 ... 姿势；摆架子 (1) 只有人类才有自然直立的姿势。(2) 画家要求模特取斜倚着的姿势。(3) 她举止很优雅。(4) 政府在独立的问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。(5) 战争贩子有时也会装出主张和平的姿态。 Ballerinas have an elegant, graceful posture, and soldiers tend to display a rigid, strong posture. If you sit hunched over your desk every day you'll end up with terrible posture. This noun describes the way you carry yourself, but can also describe a certain body position you take, like the different postures in yoga. If you're accused of posturing though, that's a different story — that means you're behaving unnaturally to impress someone.

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英 ['pɒstʃə(r)] 美 ['pɑːstʃər] (1) Only humans have a natural upright posture.(2) The artist asked his model to take a reclining posture.(3) She has very good posture.(4) The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.(5) The war-monger would sometimes posture for peace Posture is the way you position your body or arrange your limbs. So stand up straight, put your shoulders back, and lift that chin up. 1[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。2[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。3[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。posturingAny 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。

英语单词	posture
英美音标	英 ['pɒstʃə(r)] 美 ['pɑːstʃər]
中文释义	n.姿势；态度；情形 v.作 ... 姿势；摆架子
英语例句	(1) Only humans have a natural upright posture. (2) The artist asked his model to take a reclining posture. (3) She has very good posture. (4) The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence. (5) The war-monger would sometimes posture for peace
中文例句	(1) 只有人类才有自然直立的姿势。 (2) 画家要求模特取斜倚着的姿势。 (3) 她举止很优雅。 (4) 政府在独立的问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。 (5) 战争贩子有时也会装出主张和平的姿态。
vocabulary简明	Posture is the way you position your body or arrange your limbs. So stand up straight, put your shoulders back, and lift that chin up.
vocabulary扩展	Ballerinas have an elegant, graceful posture, and soldiers tend to display a rigid, strong posture. If you sit hunched over your desk every day you'll end up with terrible posture. This noun describes the way you carry yourself, but can also describe a certain body position you take, like the different postures in yoga. If you're accused of posturing though, that's a different story — that means you're behaving unnaturally to impress someone.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。

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