contort
verb [intransitive, transitive]to become twisted or make something twisted out of its natural or normal shape (使)扭曲,走样 His face contorted with anger. 他脸都气歪了。 - contort something
Her mouth was contorted in a snarl. 她龇牙咧嘴地怒吼着。 A spasm of pain contorted his face. 一阵疼痛扭歪了他的脸
Oxford Collocations DictionaryContort is used with these nouns as the subject:- face
- mouth
- feature
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin contort- ‘twisted round, brandished’, from the verb contorquere, from con- ‘together’ + torquere ‘twist’.