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英英字典: posture


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋpɑstʃZ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊpɒstʃә 〕


Overview of noun posture

The noun posture has 4 senses


  • position, posture, attitude -- (the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender")

  • carriage, bearing, posture -- (characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture")

  • position, stance, posture -- (a rationalized mental attitude)

  • military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture -- (capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture")


Overview of verb posture

The verb posture has 2 senses


  • pose, posture -- (behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself")

  • model, pose, sit, posture -- (assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often")

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