Contort
[ kən'tɔrt ]
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vt.& vi. 扭曲，扭弯;
💡 词根助记
con全部+tort扭转→全部扭曲→拧弯；曲解
📝 例句
To cause to twist or squirm;contort.
扭曲引起扭曲或蠕动；扭曲
As you listen to it, let your face contort and express the music.
当你听它的时候，让你的脸扭曲并表达音乐。
contort a word out of its ordinary meaning
曲解词义
To contort one's features
愁眉不展
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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ con-前缀“共同”,tort-弯曲:共同弯曲→扭曲
※ con-can可能,to-到,rt-拼音“人体”:可能到了现在人体艺术还在被歪曲理解
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-tort-表示“扭”
常见变体有-tour-
📖 牛津释义
contort
v[I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (sth) (with sth) (cause sth to) twist out of its natural shape （使某物）扭曲, 走样
Her face contorted/was contorted with pain. 她的脸因疼痛而走了样.
contorted branches, limbs, etc 弯弯曲曲的枝桠、 主枝等
(fig 比喻) a contorted (ie too complicated) explanation, excuse, etc 拐弯抹角的解释、 辩解等.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'tɒ:t]vt. 扭弯, 曲解vi. 扭弯
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I'll try again.
我再试一次。
What are you going to do with the books?
你打算拿这些书怎么办？
After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit.
战争即将结束时，他负伤被送进医院，并与部队失去联系。