contort

UK/kən'tɔːt/US/kәn'tɒ:t/

GREC2

Definitions

To twist or bend something violently out of its normal shape.

（使）扭曲，（使）变形（剧烈地扭出常态）。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

con-together, with

torttwist, turn, wrench

=contort

con- (together, intensive) + tort (twist) = 'twist the whole thing up tightly.' Contort suggests a more extreme, all-over twisting than distort — a face contorted in pain, a contortionist folding the body into impossible shapes.

Root tort still carries 27 more words

Common Collocations

1.contort the face扭曲面部
2.contort the body扭曲身体
3.contort in pain痛苦地扭曲
4.contort the facts歪曲事实

Example Sentences

1.
His face contorted with pain as he hit the ground.
2.
The acrobat could contort her body into a perfect circle.
3.
Don't contort the facts to fit your argument.

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