词汇 | contortion |
释义 | contortion 1 ENTRIES FOUND: contortion (noun) contortion /kənˈtoɚʃən/ noun plural contortions contortion /kənˈtoɚʃən/ noun plural contortions Learner's definition of CONTORTION [count] 1 : the act of twisting something into an unusual shape : the act of contorting something扭曲;变形;歪曲 The clown amused the children with funny facial contortions.小丑扮出滑稽的鬼脸逗孩子们开心。 The gymnast performed amazing contortions (with her body).体操运动员表演了令人惊叹的柔体动作。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 His story was a blatant/obvious contortion [=(more commonly) distortion] of the truth.他的报道是对事实的公然歪曲。 2 : a difficult action高难度动作 The baby's mom went through the usual contortions to get him to eat.为哄宝宝吃东西,妈妈把她惯用的招数都使了出来。 |
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