Contort
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- v. ( 使) 扭曲; 曲解
- ［英］ v. ( 使) 扭曲; 曲解 ( to twist or wrench into grotesque form; deform)
- ［记］ con＋tort ( 弯曲) -> 全部弯曲 -> 扭曲
- ［同］ 同根词: distort ( 歪曲) ; tortuous ( 弯弯曲曲的) ; torture ( 折磨) 派生词: contortion ( n. 扭曲, 弯曲)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb
- Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquēre, from com- + torquēre to twist — more at torture
- Date: 15th century
- transitive verb
- to twist in a violent manner <features contorted with fury
- intransitive verb
- to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression
- Synonyms: see deform
- ? contortion noun
- ? contortive adjective
