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be contorted with [emotion/pain]
常用被动结构，强调表情因强烈情绪而扭曲。
Her face was contorted with rage.
她的脸因愤怒而扭曲。
扭曲的；变形的
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扭曲的；变形的
Twisted or bent out of shape
Her face was contorted with rage.
她的脸因愤怒而扭曲。
扭曲的；皱成一团的。
Twisted; screwed up.
His face was contorted with pain after he fell off the bike.
他从自行车上摔下来后，脸部因疼痛而扭曲。
The ancient tree had contorted branches that twisted in every direction.
这棵古树有着扭曲的树枝，朝各个方向蜿蜒伸展。
Her fingers were contorted from years of arthritis.
由于多年的关节炎，她的手指变得扭曲。
常用被动结构，强调表情因强烈情绪而扭曲。
Her face was contorted with rage.
她的脸因愤怒而扭曲。
作定语修饰名词，常与 face、body、limbs 等搭配。
The mirror showed a contorted version of his face.
镜子映出他扭曲的面容。
系表结构，表示状态变化。
His fingers became contorted from years of arthritis.
多年的关节炎使他的手指变得扭曲变形。
Not this
The tree's branches are contort.
Use this
The tree's branches are contorted.
contort 是动词原形，contorted 才是形容词。be 动词后要用形容词或过去分词作表语，不能用动词原形，所以应改为 contorted。
Not this
His face was contorting with pain.
Use this
His face was contorted with pain.
contorting 是现在分词，表示主动、正在进行；而 face 是“被扭曲”的承受者，应使用过去分词 contorted 作形容词，表示被动/完成的状态。
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扭曲的脸
His contorted face showed the pain he was in.
他扭曲的脸表明他正处于痛苦之中。
扭曲的身体
She lay with her contorted body twisted in agony.
她痛苦地躺着，身体扭曲。
扭曲的五官
Her contorted features revealed her grief.
她扭曲的五官流露出悲伤。
扭曲的四肢
The accident left him with contorted limbs.
那场事故使他四肢扭曲。
扭曲的金属
The contorted metal of the crashed car was a shocking sight.
那辆撞毁汽车的扭曲金属令人震惊。
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联想拧毛巾：用力拧转后皱成一团，就是contorted——扭曲的、变形的。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、新闻报道、记叙文 该词多用于正式的书面语境，如文学作品、新闻报道或记叙文中，描写面部表情或物体因情绪、外力而扭曲变形；日常口语中较少使用，口语里更常说 twisted 或 bent。
distorted、retorted、extorted、aborted、deported 都与 contorted 押韵，重读音节后的元音和辅音均为 /ɔːtɪd/。注意：concerted /kənˈsɜːtɪd/ 拼写相近，但发音不同，不押韵。
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