contortion meaning in English
n.
扭弯，扭歪；曲解；【医学】捩转，转位，脱节。
n.
-ist
1.柔软杂技演员。
2.(语义的)曲解者。
Examples
- The acrobat went through various contortions .
卖艺人把身体作出各种扭歪的姿态。 - They are obliged to resort to the most ingenious contortions and combinations .
他们却不能不采取最巧妙的曲解和胡说。 - He tried to guess how the strata behaved at the time the contortions formed .
他试图推断地层在扭曲形成时是如何变化的。 - This sentence was spoken with the bitterness of self-upbraiding, and a contortion of visage absolutely demoniacal .
这话是用辛辣的自我谴责的口吻说出来的，说话时他的面孔也歪扭得象个地道的魔鬼。 - Their bodily gyrations and contortions fascinated him
他们身体的旋转动作和扭曲运动使他著迷。