| 单词 | posture |
| 释义 | posture (once / 719 pages) 1nv 2n Posture is the way you position your body or arrange your limbs. So stand up straight, put your shoulders back, and lift that chin up. Ballerinas have an elegant, graceful posture, and soldiers tend to display a rigid, strong posture. If you sit hunched over your desk every day you'll end up with terrible posture. This noun describes the way you carry yourself, but can also describe a certain body position you take, like the different postures in yoga. If you're accused of posturing though, that's a different story — that means you're behaving unnaturally to impress someone. WORD FAMILYposture: postural, postured, postures, posturing+/posturing: posturings USAGE EXAMPLESBut other Navy officials, who spoke on background with The Times, said nerves are on edge over Mr. Duterte’s negative posturing toward the U.S. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Last month he also seemed to reset U.S. nuclear policy via Twitter, saying the country needs to update its nuclear posture. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Reactive hyperbole may not be the best posture from which to intelligently and strategically fight Trumpism. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n the arrangement of the body and its limbs Syn|Hypo|Hyper attitude, position order arms a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command ballet positionclassical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet decubitusa reclining position (as in a bed) eversionthe position of being turned outward lithotomy positiona position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination lotus positiona sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga missionary positiona position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples posea posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes presentation(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal ectopiaabnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth) asana(Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) guarda posture of defence in boxing or fencing sprawl, sprawlingan ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about stancestanding posture tuck(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest arabesqueposition in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose matsyendra(Hinduism) a religious posture addressthe stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball attentiona motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review erectness, uprightnessthe property of being upright in posture bodily property an attribute of the body 2n characteristic way of bearing one's body stood with good posture Syn|Hypo|Hyper bearing, carriage manner of walking, walk manner of walking sloucha stooping carriage in standing and walking gracefulnessbeautiful carriage awkwardness, clumsinessthe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant grace, gracilityelegance and beauty of movement or expression agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimblenessthe gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble lissomeness, litheness, supplenessthe gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple gracelessness, ungracefulnessan unpleasant lack of grace in carriage or form or movement or expression gawkiness, ungainlinessthe carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant stiffnessthe property of moving with pain or difficulty bodily property an attribute of the body 3n a rationalized mental attitude Syn|Hypo|Hyper position, stance hard line a firm and uncompromising stance or position point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpointa mental position from which things are viewed cityscapea viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area landscapean extensive mental viewpoint angle, slanta biased way of looking at or presenting something complexiona point of view or general attitude or inclination attitude, mental attitude a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways 4v behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others She postured and made a total fool of herself Syn|Hypo|Hyper pose attitudinise, attitudinize assume certain affected attitudes acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport behave in a certain manner 5v assume a posture as for artistic purposes 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper model, pose, sit ramp be rampant display, exhibit, expose to show, make visible or apparent n capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war Syn|Hypo|Hyper military capability, military posture, military strength, strength sea power naval strength firepower(military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target capability, capableness the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
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