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posture

noun
🔊/ˈpɒstʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈpɑːstʃər/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] the position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting（坐、立的）姿势
    • a comfortable/relaxed posture舒适的／轻松的姿势
    • Try to maintain an upright posture.尝试保持直立姿势。
    • to adopt an aggressive/a defensive posture采取侵略性/防御性姿势
    • Good posture is essential when working at the computer.用电脑工作时良好的姿势极其重要。🔊🔊
    • Back pains can be the result of poor posture.不良的姿势可能导致背部疼痛。
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    • a poor posture for driving不良的驾驶姿势
    • Work on improving your posture.改善姿势。
    • Try to maintain an upright posture and keep your voice low and clear.尽量保持身体直立，声音要放低，吐字要清晰。
    • Facial expressions and body posture can show a speaker that you are listening.面部表情和身体姿势可以表明说话者正在聆听。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • correct
    • good
    • perfect
    • …
    verb + posture
    • have
    • adopt
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the posture
    • posture for
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  2. [countable, usually singular] posture (towards somebody/something) your attitude to a particular situation or the way in which you deal with it态度；看法；立场；处理方式
    • The company has adopted an aggressive posture towards its rivals.该公司对竞争对手采取了进取的态度。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • defensive
    • aggressive
    • threatening
    • …
    verb + posture
    • adopt
    • assume
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • posture towards/​toward
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    3. Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of one thing to another): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position’, from posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere.

posture

verb
🔊/ˈpɒstʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈpɑːstʃər/
[intransitive] (disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they posture
🔊/ˈpɒstʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈpɑːstʃər/
he / she / it postures
🔊/ˈpɒstʃəz/
🔊/ˈpɑːstʃərz/
past simple postured
🔊/ˈpɒstʃəd/
🔊/ˈpɑːstʃərd/
past participle postured
🔊/ˈpɒstʃəd/
🔊/ˈpɑːstʃərd/
-ing form posturing
🔊/ˈpɒstʃərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpɑːstʃərɪŋ/
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  1. posture (as something) to pretend to be something that you are not by saying and doing things in order to impress or trick people故作姿态；装样子
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of one thing to another): from French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura ‘position’, from posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere.