【字源大挪移】字根_现象_tort

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本期学习的字源：tort=twist扭曲
Gandhi
Western civilization
单词不需要大写，单词与例句或不同词条之间换行即可。
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tortuous
The shepherd is driving his sheep down a tortuous mountain trail.
contort
The patient's face contorted with pain as the dentist drilled away.
distort
A reporter may not distort the facts, or he might face a libel suit.
extortion
The gangster was arrested and charged with armed robbery and extortion.
retort
This is Gandhi's famous retort to Western civilization: I think it's a good idea.
torsion
A column of reinforced concrete resists torsion better than a marble column.The shepherd is driving his sheep down a tortuous mountain trail.
这个牧羊人赶着羊走下弯弯曲曲的山径。
The patient's face contorted with pain as the dentist drilled away.
牙医钻下去时，病人痛得脸都扭曲了。
A reporter may not distort the facts, or he might face a libel suit.
记者不可扭曲事实，不然可能吃上诽谤官司。
The gangster was arrested and charged with armed robbery and extortion.
这名黑道份子遭到逮捕，被控持械抢劫和勒索。
This is Gandhi's famous retort to Western civilization: I think it's a good idea.
这是甘地对西方文化的著名反驳：我想西方文明化是个不错的主意。
A column of reinforced concrete resists torsion better than a marble column.
钢筋水泥柱子比大理石柱子更能抵抗扭转的力量。