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contort + object
及物用法，表示扭曲某物。
He contorted his face into a grimace.
他把脸扭成鬼脸。
扭歪；扭曲
contorting — present participle of contort
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扭歪；扭曲
To twist or bend something violently, or into a strained shape or expression.
He contorted his face into a grimace.
他把脸扭成鬼脸。
以剧烈方式扭曲。
To twist in a violent manner.
扭曲成紧张的形状或表情
To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
contort
Base
原形
contorts
3rd person
第三人称单数
contorting
-ing
现在分词
contorted
Past
过去式
contorted
Past participle
过去分词
He contorts his body to fit into the small space.
他扭弯身体以挤进那个小空间。
The tree branch contorted in the strong wind.
树枝在强风中扭弯了。
The dancer is contorting her limbs gracefully.
舞者正在优雅地扭弯她的四肢。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The acrobat can contort his body into incredible shapes.
这位杂技演员能把身体扭成不可思议的形状。
Her face contorted in pain as she touched the burn.
她碰到烧伤处时，脸因疼痛而扭曲。
Stop contorting my words to fit your argument.
别再曲解我的话以迎合你的论点。
及物用法，表示扭曲某物。
He contorted his face into a grimace.
他把脸扭成鬼脸。
不及物用法，表示因情感或生理反应而扭曲。
Her face contorted with pain.
她的脸因痛苦而扭曲。
不及物用法，表示扭曲成某种形状。
The dancer's body contorted into an impossible position.
舞者的身体扭曲成一个不可能的姿态。
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扭曲脸部；做鬼脸
He contorted his face to imitate the monkey.
他扭曲着脸模仿猴子。
痛得脸都扭曲了
Her face was contorted with pain.
她痛得脸都扭曲了。
扭曲身体
The performer contorted her body into a small box.
表演者把身体扭曲着钻进一个小箱子里。
扭曲成怪相
His mouth contorted into a grimace of disgust.
他的嘴扭成一副厌恶的怪相。
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记 contort：中间的 tort 像 torture（折磨），痛到身体和脸都用力扭歪、拧成一团。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary description 该词通常属于较正式的书面用语，多出现在文学、新闻或对身体、表情的细致描写中；日常口语中一般用 twist 等更普通的词代替。使用时注意场合的正式程度。
及物或不及物，根据语境不同
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