contort one's face
collocation扭曲脸部;做鬼脸
He contorted his face to imitate the monkey.
他扭曲着脸模仿猴子。
扭歪;扭曲
contorting — present participle of contort
以剧烈方式扭曲。;扭曲成紧张的形状或表情;扭弯;曲解
To twist or bend something violently, or into a strained shape or expression.
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.
一般现在时
He contorts his body to fit into the small space.
他扭弯身体以挤进那个小空间。
past
The tree branch contorted in the strong wind.
树枝在强风中扭弯了。
现在进行时
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。
用法提示:动词原形,表示身体扭曲。
Her face contorted in pain as she touched the burn.
她碰到烧伤处时,脸因疼痛而扭曲。
用法提示:过去式,描述面部表情扭曲。
Stop contorting my words to fit your argument.
别再曲解我的话以迎合你的论点。
用法提示:现在分词,表示曲解(言语)。
最通用,可指轻轻或用力扭转;contort 强调猛烈的、不自然的扭法。
侧重外形或声音的歪曲,也可引申为歪曲事实;较 contort 抽象。
强调破坏原有形状或结构,常指永久性畸变。
多指木材等受热受潮而弯曲,程度较缓和。
侧重突然用力的扭转,常带受伤含义,不如 contort 常用。
动词。与 contort(剧烈扭曲)相对,指把弯曲或扭曲的东西弄直;contort 强调扭成不自然形状或表情,straighten 强调恢复平直。
动词。指把弯曲之物弄直,或使(身体/神情)由紧张变放松,与 contort 的扭紧、紧张相反;侧重由曲变直或放松,不与 straighten 完全互换。
动词。指把缠绕或扭结的东西反向扭开,是 contort 中‘扭’的动作的逆动作;但 contort 含‘剧烈、不自然’的意味,untwist 为中性动作。
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。
con- (together) + tort (twist)
dis- (away) + tort (twist)
tort (twist) + -ure (noun suffix)
con- (together) + nect (bind)
疼痛常导致面部或身体肌肉剧烈扭曲,与 contort 表达的动作相关。
脸是常被描述为 contorted 的身体部位,如因痛苦或愤怒而扭曲。
整个身体也可以 contort,尤其在表演或受伤场景中。
杂技演员常做出 contort 身体的柔术动作,属于同一动作场景。
痉挛会使肌肉突然收缩、扭曲,与 contort 的含义相关。
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