| 单词 | writhed |
| 释义 | writhed (once / 2622 pages) adj Watch someone burn themselves on a hot pan, struggle to lift heavy weights, or strain to hoist his leg up over his head and you'll probably notice his writhed lips — twisted in pain. Writhed comes from the Old English writhan, meaning "make into coils" which is much like what you're doing when contorting yourself or putting yourself in a writhed position. The word writhed is used not just to describe an action but also to describe the quality of people or things. So while a snake writhes on the ground, its writhed body can also lie in a coil in the grass. WORD FAMILYwrithe: writhed, writhes, writhing+/writhing: writhingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe man writhed in the confused agony Marines call “the kicking chicken.” New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) For ages, anti-Semitism felt dead or maybe just dormant in the ugliest, dark corners of America, where moon-landing and illuminati conspiracy theories writhed. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) In Oklahoma, an inmate writhed and grimaced in 2014 before dying; an investigation later found issues with the IV insertion. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) adj twisted (especially as in pain or struggle) writhed lips Syn contorted, writhen crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned |
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