| 单词 | twist |
| 释义 | twist /twist; twist/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 15A, B] wind or turn (a number of threads, strands, etc) one around the other: 搓; 捻; 绞 (若干条线,若干股等)： ~ pieces of straw into a rope. 把稻草搓成绳子。 She ~ ed the girl's hair round her fingers to make it curl. 她把那女孩的头发卷在她手指上使之卷曲。 2 [VP6A] make (a rope, a garland, etc) by doing this. 编; 织 (绳索，花环等) 。 3 [VP6A, 15A, B, 16A] turn, esp by the use of force; turn the two ends of (sth) in opposite directions; turn one end of Qth): 转动 (尤指用力地); 以相反的方向转动 (某物) 的两端; 转动 (某物) 的一端; 捧; 扭： ~ (more usu 较常用 wring) a cloth, to squeeze out the water; 肄干一块湿布; ~ the cap off a fountain-pen/a tube of toothpaste. 转开钢笔帽［牙衣盖) 。 If you use too much force, you'll ~ the key, bend it out of shape. 如果你太用力，你会把第匙扭骨。 His features were ~ed (= distorted) with pain. 他的面容因痛苦而扭曲。 He fell and ~ed his ankle. 他捧下来而伤了足踝。 She ~ ed her head round as she reversed the car into the garage. 她转头向后把车倒进车房里。 ~ sth off. break off by ~ing: 摔断; 扭断： ~ off the end of a piece of wire. 掉断一根丝由末端。 ~ sb's arm, a force it round to cause Pain. 扭某人的臂使之痛苦。 b (fig, colloq) put (friendly or unfriendly) pressure on him to do sth. (喻，俗) 对某人威迫利诱; 对某人施加压力使做某事。 ~ sb round one's little finger, (colloq) get him to do what one wants him to do. (U) 任意指使某人浏某人顿指气使。 4 [VP6A, 15A] force (sb，s words) out of their true meaning: 曲解 (某人的话)： The police tried to ~ his words into a confession of guilt. 警察试图把他的话曲解为招供。 5 [VP6A, 15A, 2A, C] give, a spiral form to (a rod, column, etc); receive, have, move or grow in, a spiral form: 使 (杆, 柱等) 成螺旋形; 作螺旋形; 呈螺旋状修动或生长： ~ed columns, as in architecture. (建筑物等的) 破旋形柱; 卷柱。 6 [VP2A, C] turn and curve in different directions; change position or direction: 盘旋; 曲折; 迂回： The road ~s and turns up the side of the mountain. 这条路沿着山坡弯来弯去。 The thief ~ed out of the policeman's grip and ran off. 那贼挣脱警察的手逃跑了。 The injured man ~ed about in pain. 受伤者痛苦地挣扎着。 7 [VP6A, 2A] (of a ball, esp in billiards) (cause to) take a curved path while spinning. (箱球，尤指撞球) (使) 旋转着作曲线前进。 8 [VP2A] dance the ~, → 6 below. 跳扭扭舞 (参看下列第 6 义) 。 n 1 ~ing or being ~ed: 搓：捻; 绞; 编; 织游; 扭; 弯曲; 曲折： The bully gave the little boy's arm a 那恶汉把小男孩的羊臂扭了一下。 Give the rope a few more ~s. 把那绳子再搓几下。 There are numerous ~s in the road over the pass. 那条路越过隘口处有无数弯道。 2 sth made by ~ing: 搓捻而成之物; 扭卷而成之物： rope full of kinks, coils); 一根满是扭结的绳子; a ~ of paper, a paper packet with screwed-up ends. 将末端捧紧而成的纸袋。 3 [C, U] thread, yarn, rope, etc made by ~ing together two or more strands, esp certain Kinds of silk thread and cotton yarn; coarse tobacco made by ~ing dried leaves into a roll. 线; 索; 绳; (尤指) 丝线; 棉纱; 烟草卷。 4 motion given to a ball to make it take a curved path. (使球成曲线前进的) 捧转; 曲球。 5 peculiar tendency of mind or character: (心境或性格的) 失常; 偏差; 癖： He has a criminal ~ in him. 他有犯罪癖。 6 the ~. dance (popular in the 1960s) in which there is ~ing of the arms and hips. 扭扭舞 (盛行于 1960 年代，跳时扭动臂部及臀部) 。 ~er n 1 (colloq) dishonest person, (俗) 不诚实的人; 说谎话的人。 2 difficult task, problem, etc: 困难的事情、问题等： a 'tongue- ~er, word or phrase difficult to pronounce. 绕口令。 ~y adj (-ier, -iest) 1 having many ~s: 扭曲的; 卷嫔的; 多弯曲的： a ~y road. 弯弯曲曲的道路。 2 not straightforward: 不正直的; 歪曲事实的： a ~y politician. 不正直的政客。 |
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