Contort

(verb.) twist and press out of shape.

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• I saw a grim smile contort Mr. Rochester's lips, and he muttered-- No, by God! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Suddenly beyond her I saw the beautiful face of Phaidor contorted into an expression of malign hatred. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• The most extraordinary thing about the man was, that he was contorting his face into the most fearful and astonishing grimaces that ever were beheld. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The sun was on her hair and her face was twisted as a child's contorts before it cries. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.

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