contortions

contortions

美 [k?n?t?r?(?)n] 　英 [k?n?t??(r)?(?)n]

• n.扭彎；曲解；【醫】捩轉
• 網絡扭歪

詞形變化

復數：contortions  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 扭彎,扭歪;曲解;【醫】捩轉,轉位,脫節

英英解釋

n.	1. the process of twisting your face or body into a shape that is not natural, or the positions into which they have been twisted 2. a complicated process, especially one designed to give you an advantage

例句

Golf is an awkward set of bodily contortions designed to produce a graceful result.

高爾夫球運動是意在選成優雅結果一套笨拙的身體扭曲。

For all the face-saving intellectual contortions , everyone knows it's Adam Smith and not Karl Marx at the rudder of this communist economy.

對于所有的顧全面子的智力扭彎，每個人它是亞當史密斯和不在這共產主義者經濟的舵卡爾馬克思。

His speech was peppered with the theoretical contortions that the party relies on to explain its ideology to the masses.

他在講話中用中共傳統理論向民眾解釋其思想。

Ease of mounting: Many times impressive contortions are required to stow a good parachute in a good harness with acceptable results.

易于安裝：（大家）常常會看到為了把一個備份傘裝到吊帶里面令人印象深刻的費勁。

Despite the multi religious contortions , it was very clear, of course, that the law was primarily aimed at Muslim schoolgirls.

盡管提出多宗教的例子，該法很清楚的，當然，主要是針對穆斯林女學生。

But the contortions have begun to make sure that a default rating would not cause chaos.

但是為了保證違約評級不至于引起混亂，只得開始用些“變通”的方法了。

But it is a compelling example of the diplomatic contortions the Treasury Department must undergo to keep its biggest customer happy.

但此事突出說明，美國財政部為了讓它的最大客戶滿意，必須在外交上做出哪些曲意遷就。

ben gunn was on deck alone , and , as soon as we came on board , he began , with wonderful contortions , to make us a confession.

甲板上只有本葛恩一個人。我們剛一登上大船，他就比比劃劃地急于向我們仟悔。

We had to go through all the usual contortions to get a ticket.

我們照例得費盡心機才能弄到一張票。

Considering the verbal contortions the prime minister generally employs to fend off criticism, that seems unlikely.

但想想首相應對批評時往往用語言扭曲事實，他這么做的可能性就微乎其微了。

But what is one to make of its contortions over the intervention in Libya?

但是究竟是什么使他在入侵利比亞問題上立場與北約不一致呢？

The irregular structural pattern is intended to bear the strains of the tower's contortions . Mr.

那些不規則結構模式要去承擔著大廈的彎曲設計所帶來的繃緊。

The contortions are more theatrical the closer they live to north Africa.

離北非越近的地方，感受到的這種扭曲就越戲劇性。

His facial contortions amused the audience of schoolchildren.

他扮鬼臉逗得小學生觀眾都笑起來了。

Some bills go through numerous legislative contortions before they are approved.

一些法案通過之前要經過立法上許許多多的妥協。

Contortions to keep the debt deal "voluntary" (and so avoid triggering credit-default swaps) will do lasting damage to that market.

保持債務“自愿”處理（從而避免引發信用違約掉期），這種扭曲將會做對市場造成持久的損害。

Despite these contortions, the ICC still has popular support in Kenya.

盡管有這些曲解，ICC在肯尼亞還是擁有廣泛支持。

Despite Mr Dodd's contortions, no Republicans have yet said they will support the bill.

盡管多德做出了改變，但沒有哪個共和黨議員明確說要支持該提案。

The first thing an astute reader will have noticed is that my sample application went through some odd contortions to get its input data .

聰明的讀者首先會注意到，我的樣本應用程序通過一些不常見的、過于復雜的方法來獲取其輸入數據。

Engineers curse architects who conceive buildings that require extraordinary contortions of heavy concrete and steelwork to execute;

工程師咒罵建筑師，因為他們構想的建筑是極度扭曲的重型鋼筋混凝土結構；