posture

英 [ˈpɒstʃə(r)]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃər]

n.  (坐立的)姿势; 态度; 看法; 立场; 处理方式
v.  故作姿态; 装样子

复数：postures　现在分词：posturing　过去式：postured　第三人称单数：postures　过去分词：postured　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7029 / COCA.5406

牛津词典

noun

• （坐立的）姿势
  the position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting
  1. a comfortable/relaxed posture
     舒适的 / 轻松的姿势
  2. upright/sitting/supine postures
     直立的 / 坐着的 / 仰卧的姿势
  3. Good posture is essential when working at the computer.
     用电脑工作时良好的姿势极其重要。
  4. Back pains can be the result of bad posture .
     腰背疼可能是不良姿势造成的。
• 态度；看法；立场；处理方式
  your attitude to a particular situation or the way in which you deal with it
  1. The government has adopted an aggressive posture on immigration.
     政府对移民入境采取了强硬的态度。

verb

• 故作姿态；装样子
  to pretend to be sth that you are not by saying and doing things in order to impress or trick people

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （坐、立的）姿势，姿态
  Yourpostureis the position in which you stand or sit.
  1. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture...
     通过采取更好的坐姿，你的腹部马上就会看起来平坦一些。
  2. Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful...
     锻炼、新鲜空气和好的坐立姿势都很有益。
  3. Sit in a relaxed upright posture.
     保持放松、直立的坐姿。
• N-COUNT 态度；立场
  Apostureis an attitude that you have towards something.
  1. The military machine is ready to change its defensive posture to one prepared for action...
     军方随时准备由防御立场转向备战立场。
  2. None of the banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry.
     没有一家银行因为这次调查而对该交易改变立场。
• VERB 故作姿态；装腔作势；装模作样
  You can say that someoneis posturingwhen you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are trying to give a particular impression in order to deceive people.
  1. She says the President may just be posturing.
     她说总统也许只是在做样子而已。

英英释义

noun

• characteristic way of bearing one's body
  1. stood with good posture
  Synonym:carriagebearing
• the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  1. he assumed an attitude of surrender
  Synonym:positionattitude
• capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
  1. we faced an army of great strength
  2. politicians have neglected our military posture
  Synonym:military capabilitymilitary strengthstrengthmilitary posture
• a rationalized mental attitude
  Synonym:positionstance

verb

• assume a posture as for artistic purposes
  1. We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
  Synonym:modelposesit
• behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
  1. Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
  2. She postured and made a total fool of herself
  Synonym:pose

双语例句

• If bad posture becomes habitual, you risk long-term effects.
  不良姿势一旦定型，日后可就有你受的了。
• None of the banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry.
  没有一家银行因为这次调查而对该交易改变立场。
• She says the President may just be posturing.
  她说总统也许只是在做样子而已。
• Breathing and incorrect posture.
  呼吸与不正确的姿态。
• Remember to make eye contact and maintain good posture.
  记得要和对方有目光接触，并保持良好的姿势。
• Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful
  锻炼、新鲜空气和好的坐立姿势都很有益。
• I don't have the ramrod posture I had when I was in the Navy.
  我现在没有当海军时那样笔挺的身姿了。
• But the poster tiger have same trips and posture with the photo tiger, what had happened?
  可是，墙画虎与照片虎具有同样的虎纹和姿势，到底发生了什么呢？
• Sit in a relaxed upright posture.
  保持放松、直立的坐姿。
• An observant doctor can often detect depression from expression, posture, and movement.
  善于观察的医生常常能从人的表情、姿势以及动作诊察出抑郁症。