Simplified Chinese Meaning of wryneck

扭脖子

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Definitions and Meaning of wryneck in English

Wordnet

wryneck (n)

an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted

Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck

Webster

wryneck (n.)

A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis.

Any one of several species of Old World birds of the genus Jynx, allied to the woodpeckers; especially, the common European species (J. torguilla); -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in different directions. Called also cuckoo's mate, snakebird, summer bird, tonguebird, and writheneck.

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扭脖子

an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted, Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of t

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wrymouth => 歪嘴, wryly => 讽刺性的, wrying => 扭曲的, wrybill => 反嘴鹬, wry face => 苦笑,