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单词 contort
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•tort /kənˈtɔrt/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to (cause to) become twisted, bent, or strained: [no object]His face contorted with rage.[~ + object]Anger contorted his face.
See -tort-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•tort  (kən tôrt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to twist, bend, or draw out of shape;
    distort.

v.i. 
  1. to become twisted, distorted, or strained:His face contorted into a grotesque sneer.
  • Latin contortus twisted together, past participle of contorquēre. See con-, tort
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
contort /kənˈtɔːt/ vb
  1. to twist or bend severely out of place or shape, esp in a strained manner
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin contortus intricate, obscure, from contorquēre to whirl around, from torquēre to twist, wrench

conˈtortive adj
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