contort
verb /kənˈtɔːt/
/kənˈtɔːrt/
[intransitive, transitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they contort | /kənˈtɔːt/ /kənˈtɔːrt/ |
| he / she / it contorts | /kənˈtɔːts/ /kənˈtɔːrts/ |
| past simple contorted | /kənˈtɔːtɪd/ /kənˈtɔːrtɪd/ |
| past participle contorted | /kənˈtɔːtɪd/ /kənˈtɔːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form contorting | /kənˈtɔːtɪŋ/ /kənˈtɔːrtɪŋ/ |
- to become twisted or make something twisted out of its natural or normal shape
（使）扭曲，走样 - His face contorted with anger.
他脸都气歪了。 - contort something Her mouth was contorted in a snarl.
她龇牙咧嘴地怒吼着。 - A spasm of pain contorted his face.
一阵疼痛扭歪了他的脸
Collocations DictionaryContort is used with these nouns as the subject:- face
- mouth
- feature
词源late Middle English: from Latin contort- ‘twisted round, brandished’, from the verb contorquere, from con- ‘together’ + torquere ‘twist’. - His face contorted with anger.