contort

vt. 扭弯, 曲解 vi. 扭弯

发音

其它 /kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/

词形变化

contorted contorting contorts 三单 contorts contorting 现在分词 contorted 过去式 contorted 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To twist in a violent manner.

    及物

    features contorted with fury

  2. 2.

    To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

wring distort deform

上位词 3

twist twine distort

下位词 1

morph

近义相关 2

wrench wring

词源

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).

来源：wiktionary