contort
/kənˈtɔːt/verb
- twist or bend out of its normal shape（使）歪曲, （使）扭曲：
with obj. a spasm of pain contorted his face一阵疼痛扭歪了他的脸
no obj. her face contorted with anger她的脸因生气而扭曲了
as adj. contorted contorted limbs扭曲的四肢
figurative 〈喻〉a contorted version of the truth.
对真理的歪曲。
派生词
contortion
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin contort- 'twisted round, brandished', from the verb contorquere, from con- 'together' + torquere 'twist'.