Twist
[ twɪst ]
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vt. 扭成一束;搓，捻;绕，卷;连结，交结;
vi. 被搓揉;蜿蜒，曲折;扭曲身体，扭动;旋转，转动;
n. 揉搓之物;丝线;烟草卷;旋转;
💡 词根助记
twi(two)+st→卷缠；扭曲；使变形；盘旋；曲解；线；绳；弯折；偏差；技巧
📝 例句
She gave the facts a twist.
她歪曲了事实。
The big boy gave his arm a twist.
那个大男孩扭了一下他的胳膊。
The child's ankle twisted.
那孩子的足踝扭伤了。
The snake twisted across the grass.
蛇蠕动着爬过草地。
He twisted a rope out of threads.
他用线搓了一根绳子。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ wrist-手腕,twist-扭:手腕弯曲后,就很容易受伤
※ tw-拼音“跳舞”,is-是,t-拼音“他”:扭曲着跳舞的人是他
※ t-拼音“他”,w-拼音“问”,is-是,t-拼音“体”:他问是否该转动身体
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
twist
v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (round sth/round) coil or wind sth round sth else 使某物缠绕或盘绕另一物
I twisted the bandage round her knee. 我用 带缠住了她的膝盖.
The telephone wirehas got twisted, ie tangled. 电话线缠绕在一起了.
(b) [Ipr,Ip] move or grow by winding round sth 以缠绕或盘绕方式运动或生长
The snake twisted round my arm. 那条蛇盘绕在我的手臂上.
The sweet peas are twisting up the canes. 香豌豆沿藤向上蔓生.
2
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (into sth) turn or wind (threads, etc) to make them into a rope, etc 把（线等）捻或搓成绳等
We twisted the bed sheets into a rope and escaped by climbing down it. 我们把床单搓成绳子, 援绳下坠逃跑了.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) make (a rope, etc) by doing this 捻成或搓成（绳子等）
twist a cord from/out of silk threads 把丝线搓成绳子.
3
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
bend or crush (sth) so as to spoil its natural shape 扭曲或挤压（某物）使之变形
His face was twisted with pain. 他疼得龇牙咧嘴.
The car was now just a pile of twisted metal. 那辆汽车已经成了一堆压缩的废铁了.
(fig 比喻) Failure left her bitter and twisted. 她失败後痛苦不堪, 失去常态.
(b) [I, Ipr] be bent or crushed in this way 扭曲或挤压变形
The metal frame tends to twist under pressure. 这种金属框受压後容易变形.
4
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
turn (sth) round; revolve 转动（某物）; 旋转
Twist the knob to the right setting. 把旋钮拧到适当的定位挡上.
I twisted my head round to reverse the car. 我扭过头去把汽车向後倒.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip]
turn round; revolve 转动; 旋转
I twisted round in my seat to speak to her. 我坐在位子上转过身来跟她说话.
She was still twisting about in pain. 她疼得一个劲儿地打滚.
5 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(eg of a road) change its direction often; wind （道路等）曲折, 盘旋
Downstream the river twists and turns a lot. 这条河的下游弯弯曲曲.
The path twisted down (the hillside). 那条小路（沿山坡）蜿蜒而下.
6 [Tn] injure (eg one's wrist) by turning it too far; sprain 扭伤（腕部等）; 歪
a twisted ankle 扭伤的踝关节.
7 [Tn, Tn.pr]
deliberately give a false meaning to (words, etc) （故意）歪曲或曲解（词等）的意义
The papers twisted everything I said. 报纸把我的话全都歪曲了.
The police tried to twist his statement into an admission of guilt. 警方企图把他的话歪曲成承认有罪.
8 [I, Tn] (in billiards) (cause a ball to) move in a curved path while spinning （台球）（使球）侧旋前进.
9 (idm 习语) ,twist sb's `arm (infml 口) persuade or force sb to do sth 说服或强迫某人做某事
She'll let you borrow the car if you twist her arm. 你要是硬要她把汽车借给你, 她就借给你. twist sb round one's little `finger (infml 口) (know how to) get sb to do anything that one wants （知道怎样）任意摆布某人
Jane has always been able to twist her parents round her little finger. 简总是能够让父母顺著她.
10 (phr v) twist (sth) off (sth) (cause sth to) come or break off with a twisting movement （将某物）拧开, 扭断
The cap should twist off easily. 这个帽儿应该容易拧开.
I can't twist off the lid. 我拧不开这个盖子.
twist n
1 [C] act of twisting sth (twist1 2, 4, 6); twisting movement 搓; 转; 扭; 拧; 旋转; 扭伤
He gave my arm a twist. 他扭了一下我的手臂.
With a violent twist, he wrenched off the handle. 他猛力一拧, 将那把手拧了下来.
Give the rope a few more twists. 把那绳子再搓几下.
2 [C]
(a) thing formed by twisting 搓捻而成之物
a rope full of twists, ie kinks or coils 有很多扭结的绳子
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🎯 考研助记
twi(二)+st(者):二力作用者- 扭曲 扭转 网友：哈哈 补充：团死他 =弯曲=扭曲扭转
🔁 扩展释义
*[twist]n. 一扭, 扭曲, 曲折, 歪曲, 螺旋状, 新手法vt. 拧, 扭, 捻, 编织, 使扭转, 缠绕, 盘绕, 歪曲, 使转动, 使苦恼, 使混乱, 使旋转vi. 转向, 弯曲, 缠绕, 扭动, 呈螺旋形【化】 扭; 扭转; 歪曲; 捻度【医】 扭转; 捻线相关词组: twist off
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卡尔，earthquake这个词中的“quake”是什么意思？
Sun Huilin is Chinese, Peter is Australian, Lynn is from Greece and I'm from Britain.
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