contortion

noun

1. （脸部或躯体的）扭曲，变形，走样
   the state of the face or body being twisted out of its natural shape
   1. Their bodies had suffered contortion as a result of malnutrition.
      由于营养不良他们的躯体都变了形。
2. 扭曲的动作（或姿势）
   a movement which twists the body out of its natural shape
   1. His facial contortions amused the audience of schoolchildren.
      他扮鬼脸逗得小学生观众都笑起来了。
   2. We had to go through all the usual contortions to get a ticket (= a difficult series of actions) .
      我们照例得费尽心机才能弄到一张票。

1. N-COUNT (躯体、面部等的)扭弯，扭曲，变形
   Contortions are movements of your body or face into unusual shapes or positions.
   1. I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.
      我不得不为这些体操运动员们高难度的扭体动作而赞叹。

1. I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.
   我不得不为这些体操运动员们高难度的扭体动作而赞叹。
2. Their bodies had suffered contortion as a result of malnutrition.
   由于营养不良他们的躯体都变了形。
3. The omnipresent prime colors of red, yellow and white combined with the conflict between black and white as well as the contortion of human bodies, give the picture a dangerous tension.
   无处不在的红色以及黄、蓝等原色，加之黑白的冲突，以及人体的扭曲，使得作品看起来充满了危险的张力。
4. Exaggerated contortion of the body ( of sb's features) move violently; twitch
   过分扭转身体的动作（指人的五官）抽动，扭曲
5. Anyway, Let's invite the performances of Chinese Acrobatics Troupe again to show us the fabulous Contortion.
   下面我们请出中国杂技团的演员为我们送上令人震撼的柔术表演。
6. From the two points of contortion of rural credit cooperative system and its management structure, ten problems concerning cooperative finance in rural areas are analyzed.
   从农村合作金融制度扭曲和治理结构两个方面分析了农村合作金融存在的10个问题。
7. The contortion and overlapping of bodies, the stunning and even abhorrent red lips, they all directly express the piquancy of death and the arrival of hope after breaking everything.
   人体的扭曲与迭加，令人惊奇甚至厌恶的红色嘴唇，直接地表达了死亡的快感以及打破一切后希望的到来。
8. Exaggerated contortion of the body
   过分扭转身体的动作
9. Repeated loading and unloading will eventually cause some contortion of the structure.
   反复的装上卸下最终会导致这个结构变形。
10. The author emphasis genetic issues and the reason of issues in the houshold contract responsibility system currently, and finds three reasons: the absence in subject of ownership, the shortage in contents of property rights and the contortion in structure of property rights;
    重点分析当前我国在家庭联产承包责任制下农地使用领域出现的问题及问题出现的原因，得出根本原因在于所有权主体缺位、产权内容残缺和产权结构扭曲；
11. The paper examines the influence of incentive metholds on portfolio managers and fund performance, with an eager to find out the key factors in the contortion of the incentive metholds and suggest a new reform based upon it.
    本文分析了激励方式对基金经理投资行为及基金绩效的影响，力图发现导致激励作用扭曲的关键因素，在此基础上提出完善的方案。
12. The complexities of CL comprise of structure complexity, uncertainty, information contortion and amplification, dynamic organization and so on, with distributional, autonomous, interactive and dynamic features.
    该类系统的复杂性包括结构复杂性、不确定性、信息的失真与放大、组织机构的动态性等，具有分布性、自治性、交互性、动态性等特征。
13. In accordance with the point of view stated in this thesis, the problems appeared in the upgrowth of institutional investors and the contortion appeared in market function are just adaptable reactions to the current system and environment of the capital market in China.
    本文认为，机构投资者培育中的问题与市场功能扭曲均是其对我国资本市场现有制度环境的适应性反应。
14. Formed under the force of contortion, the gas field takes a S configuration.
    中坝气田在扭力的作用下，外形呈S形。
15. To begin with, we derive them by taking the contortion ( distortion) deflection as the unknown, Then we base on the closed thin wall stanchion theory and the energy method, we converse them into the differential equation of r ( z).
    本文以歪扭（畸变）挠度W为未知量，用闭口薄壁杆件理论与能量法进行推导，然后换算成γ（z）的微分方程。
16. The working of laying sewage drain pipes resulted in periphery soil displacement seriously, partly landfall, partly soil loss and contortion of steel tubes. A concrete example of grouting and strengthening engineering of sewage drain pips of Shenzhen City
    针对深圳市污水排水放流钢顶管已施工部分，因顶管施工过程中周围土体位移严重，局部出现过塌方，造成部分土体流失，引起钢顶管扭曲变形。深圳市污水排海放流管注浆加固工程实例
17. Beam and truss elements could not accurately simulate the phenomenon of contortion and bending and a comprehensive analysis of the stress throughout the cross-section. It has a difficulty in simulation of reinforced concrete structure problems.
    梁和杆单元模型无法准确模拟实体构件的扭转和弯曲，不能全面分析截面各处的应力和应变，对于混凝土结构中的钢筋和预应力筋模拟也存在着困难。
18. The first section analyzes the absurd of revolution and the hurt of heart as well as the contortion of human nature inflicted by history.
    第一节分析革命的荒诞和历史对心灵的伤害、对人性的扭曲。

noun

1. the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

   Synonym:    deformation

2. a tortuous and twisted shape or position
   1. they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs
   2. the acrobat performed incredible contortions

   Synonym:    tortuositytortuousnesstorsioncrookedness