posture
- IPA[ˈpɒstʃə]
英式
- the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting；a particular pose adopted by a bird or other animal, interpreted as a signal of a specific pattern of behaviour
- behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead；adopt (a particular attitude) so as to impress or mislead
verb: posture, 3rd person present: postures, gerund or present participle: posturing, past tense: postured, past participle: postured
noun: posture, plural noun: postures
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting I got out of the car in an alert posture he took ballet lessons to improve his posture 同義詞
- ▪ a particular pose adopted by a bird or other animal, interpreted as a signal of a specific pattern of behaviour the snake inverts itself into the mock-dead posture
- 2. a particular approach or attitude trade unions adopted a more militant posture in wage negotiations 同義詞
- ▪ a way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose despite pulling back its missiles, the government maintained a defiant posture for home consumption
動詞
- 1. behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead a billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class
- ▪ adopt (a particular attitude) so as to impress or mislead the companies may posture regret, but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales
- 2. archaic place (someone) in a particular attitude or pose and still these two were postured motionless
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- IPA[ˈpäsCHər]
美式
- the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting: he stood in a flamboyant posture with his hands on his hips good posture will protect your spine
- behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead: a billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class
Oxford American Dictionary
