| 单词 | posture |
| 释义 | posture —postural, adj. —posturer, n. /pos"cheuhr/, n. , v. , postured, posturing. n. 1. the relative disposition of the parts of something. 2. the position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole: poor posture; a sitting posture. 3. an affected or unnatural attitude: He struck a comic posture. 4. a mental or spiritual attitude: His ideas reveal a defensive posture. 5. one's image or policy as perceived by the public, other nations, etc.: The company wants to develop a more aggressive marketing posture. 6. position, condition, or state, as of affairs. v.t. 7. to place in a particular posture or attitude. 8. to position, esp. strategically: to posture troops along a border. 9. to develop a policy or stance for (oneself, a company, government, etc.): The White House postured itself for dealing with the fuel crisis. 10. to adopt an attitude or take an official position on (a matter): The company postured that the court's ruling could be interpreted as being in its favor. v.i. 11. to assume a particular posture. 12. to assume affected or unnatural postures, as by bending or contorting the body. 13. to act in an affected or artificial manner, as to create a certain impression. [1595-1605; < F < It postura < L positura. See POSIT, -URE] Syn. 2. See position. |
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