contortion
- IPA[kənˈtɔːʃn]
英式
- a twisted or bent condition, state, or form；a thing that is complex and difficult to follow as a result of being deliberately distorted
noun: contortion, plural noun: contortions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a twisted or bent condition, state, or form their facial contortions are hilarious
- ▪ a thing that is complex and difficult to follow as a result of being deliberately distorted officials performed linguistic contortions trying to avoid a definitive answer
- 2. the skill of twisting and bending one's body into strange and unnatural positions, as a form of entertainment she has been performing contortion internationally for twelve years
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- IPA[kənˈtôrSH(ə)n]
美式
- a twisted or bent condition, state, or form: their facial contortions are hilarious
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