contortion

英 [kənˈtɔːʃn]

美 [kənˈtɔːrʃn]

n.  (脸部或躯体的)扭曲，变形，走样; 扭曲的动作(或姿势)

复数：contortions　

医学

BNC.32664 / COCA.24436

牛津词典

noun

• （脸部或躯体的）扭曲，变形，走样
  the state of the face or body being twisted out of its natural shape
  1. Their bodies had suffered contortion as a result of malnutrition.
     由于营养不良他们的躯体都变了形。
• 扭曲的动作（或姿势）
  a movement which twists the body out of its natural shape
  1. His facial contortions amused the audience of schoolchildren.
     他扮鬼脸逗得小学生观众都笑起来了。
  2. We had to go through all the usual contortions to get a ticket (= a difficult series of actions) .
     我们照例得费尽心机才能弄到一张票。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (躯体、面部等的)扭弯，扭曲，变形
  Contortionsare movements of your body or face into unusual shapes or positions.
  1. I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.
     我不得不为这些体操运动员们高难度的扭体动作而赞叹。

英英释义

noun

• the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
  Synonym:deformation
• a tortuous and twisted shape or position
  1. they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
  2. the acrobat performed incredible contortions
  Synonym:tortuositytortuousnesstorsioncrookedness

双语例句

• Exaggerated contortion of the body ( of sb's features) move violently; twitch
  过分扭转身体的动作（指人的五官）抽动，扭曲
• The author emphasis genetic issues and the reason of issues in the houshold contract responsibility system currently, and finds three reasons: the absence in subject of ownership, the shortage in contents of property rights and the contortion in structure of property rights;
  重点分析当前我国在家庭联产承包责任制下农地使用领域出现的问题及问题出现的原因，得出根本原因在于所有权主体缺位、产权内容残缺和产权结构扭曲；
• The first section analyzes the absurd of revolution and the hurt of heart as well as the contortion of human nature inflicted by history.
  第一节分析革命的荒诞和历史对心灵的伤害、对人性的扭曲。
• To begin with, we derive them by taking the contortion ( distortion) deflection as the unknown, Then we base on the closed thin wall stanchion theory and the energy method, we converse them into the differential equation of r ( z).
  本文以歪扭（畸变）挠度W为未知量，用闭口薄壁杆件理论与能量法进行推导，然后换算成γ（z）的微分方程。
• Exaggerated contortion of the body
  过分扭转身体的动作
• Their bodies had suffered contortion as a result of malnutrition.
  由于营养不良他们的躯体都变了形。
• I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.
  我不得不为这些体操运动员们高难度的扭体动作而赞叹。
• The omnipresent prime colors of red, yellow and white combined with the conflict between black and white as well as the contortion of human bodies, give the picture a dangerous tension.
  无处不在的红色以及黄、蓝等原色，加之黑白的冲突，以及人体的扭曲，使得作品看起来充满了危险的张力。
• Repeated loading and unloading will eventually cause some contortion of the structure.
  反复的装上卸下最终会导致这个结构变形。
• In accordance with the point of view stated in this thesis, the problems appeared in the upgrowth of institutional investors and the contortion appeared in market function are just adaptable reactions to the current system and environment of the capital market in China.
  本文认为，机构投资者培育中的问题与市场功能扭曲均是其对我国资本市场现有制度环境的适应性反应。