| 单词 | contortion |
| 释义 | contortion (once / 4064 pages) n If you twist your body into a contortion, you might put one leg behind your ear, and clasp your arms behind your back. A contortion is a twisted position. Yoga can feel like a series of contortions to beginners. People who twist their bodies into contortions professionally are called contortionists. In order to become a contortionist, you need to start with a lot of flexibility and a willingness to contort your body into uncomfortable positions. You then need a lot of practice. It is not easy to achieve a perfectly freakish contortion. WORD FAMILYcontortion: contortionist, contortions+/contort: contorted, contorting, contortion, contorts/contorted: contortedly/contortionist: contortionists USAGE EXAMPLESAnd a few of them performed some of the more hilarious contortions seen on the campaign trail to deflect attention from the damaging revelations. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) With every evasion, brushoff, innuendo, contortion, rationalization, and attack, they’re working hard, in unison, to steer your attention away from Russia. Slate(Dec 19, 2016) Their moves were at turns staggering contortions and graceful glides, sweeping artistry and fleeting chronicles of everyday life. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1n a tortuous and twisted shape or position the acrobat performed incredible contortions Syn|Hyper crookedness, torsion, tortuosity, tortuousness distorted shape, distortion a shape resulting from distortion 2n the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) Syn|Hyper deformation change of shape an action that changes the shape of something |
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