contort 音標拼音: [kənt'ɔrt]
vt . 扭彎,曲解
vi . 扭彎
扭彎,曲解扭彎
contort v 1 :
twist and press out of shape [
synonym : {
contort }, {
deform },
{
distort }, {
wring }]
Contort \
Con *
tort "\,
v .
t . [
L .
contortus ,
p .
p .
of contorquere to twist ;
con -
torquere to twist .
See {
Torture }.]
To twist ,
or twist together ;
to turn awry ;
to bend ;
to distort ;
to wrest .
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1913 Webster ]
The vertebral arteries are variously contorted . --
Ray .
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1913 Webster ]
Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed . --
Sir W .
Hamilton .
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1913 Webster ]
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "
contort ":
bend ,
buckle ,
corkscrew ,
crinkle ,
crook ,
crumple ,
curve ,
distort ,
garble ,
get one wrong ,
get wrong ,
gloss ,
gnarl ,
intort ,
knot ,
meander ,
misapply ,
misapprehend ,
miscite ,
misconceive ,
misconstrue ,
misdeem ,
misexplain ,
misexplicate ,
misexpound ,
misinterpret ,
misjudge ,
misquote ,
misread ,
misrender ,
misshape ,
mistake ,
mistranslate ,
misunderstand ,
pervert ,
scallop ,
screw ,
serpentine ,
slink ,
snake ,
spring ,
squeeze ,
strain the sense ,
swirl ,
torture ,
turn ,
turn awry ,
twine ,
twirl ,
twist ,
twist and turn ,
twist the words ,
warp ,
whirl ,
whorl ,
wind ,
worm ,
wrench ,
wrest ,
wring ,
writhe
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CONTORT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster distort and contort both imply a wrenching from the natural or normal, but contort suggests a more involved twisting and a more grotesque and painful result
CONTORT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Contort definition: to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort See examples of CONTORT used in a sentence
CONTORT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary CONTORT definition: 1 to (cause something to) twist or bend violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form… Learn more
CONTORT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary The form is known for dancers covered in white powder who grotesquely contort their bodies and move with glacial slowness
Contort - definition of contort by The Free Dictionary To cause to deviate from what is normal, proper, or accurate: The leaders of the movement contorted their own principles in trying to get what they wanted To become contorted: "Her face contorts with pain and horror, as if something deep inside her has been shattered" (Rachel Simon)
Contort Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Contort definition: To twist, wrench, or bend out of proper or natural shape
contort - Wiktionary, the free dictionary contort (third-person singular simple present contorts, present participle contorting, simple past and past participle contorted) (transitive) To twist in a violent manner
contort verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of contort verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Contort - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To contort something is to bend or twist it out of its original shape Faces are often said to contort with one particular emotion or another
Contort Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary Her face was contorted with in rage anger We could not follow her contorted [= twisted, convoluted] reasoning logic