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单词 contort
释义 con·tort
\kənˈtȯ(ə)rt, -ȯ(ə)t, usu -d.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin contortus, past participle of contorquēre to twist, from com- + torquēre to twist — more at torture
transitive verb
: to twist or twist together especially in a strained or violent manner : turn awry : bend, distort
 < branches that had been contorted and gnarled by years of struggle to survive — New Yorker >
 < contort spelling and grammar >
intransitive verb
: to twist into a strained shape or expression (as from pain or violent feeling)
 < his face would contort in a grimace at the heat — D.C.Jenkins >
 < fine features hardened and contorted with rage >
Synonyms: see deform
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