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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Do you live on or off campus?
你住在校内还是校外？
Discontent is the first step in progress.
不知足是前进中的第一步。
Nigel is our new next-door neighbour.He's a pilot.
奈杰尔是我们新搬来的隔壁邻居。他是个飞行员。