twist

[twist]

v.缠绕, 捻, 搓, 拧, 扭曲
n.拧, 捻, 扭曲, 盘旋, 弯曲处

例句与用法:

I twisted round in my seat to speak to her.

我坐在位子上转过身来跟她说话。

The metal frame tends to twist under pressure.

这种金属框受压後容易变形。

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。

The papers twisted everything I said.

报纸把我的话全都歪曲了。

She twisted the long scarf round her head.

她把那条长围巾围在头上。

The accident happened at the twist in the road.

这场事故发生在道路的拐弯处。

词形变化:

形容词: twistable | 副词: twistingly | 名词: twistability | 动词过去式: twisted | 动词过去分词: twisted | 动词现在分词: twisting | 动词第三人称单数: twists |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 扭转; 扭弯; 旋转, 绞

Twist the knob clockwise.

按顺时针方向转动旋钮。

2. 捻, 搓; 捻成, 搓成

He twisted a rope out of threads.

他用线搓了一根绳子。

3. 缠, 盘绕; 编, 织[O]

She twisted flowers into a wreath.

她将花编成了一个花环。

4. 扭伤; 扭歪

He fell and twisted his ankle.

他摔了一跤, 扭伤了脚踝。

5. 歪曲, 曲解

She often twists my words.

她时常歪曲我的话。

6. 使密切相关

7. 曲折地行(路)

He twisted his way through the crowd.

他在人群中曲折穿行。

vi.

1. 转身; 旋转; 弯曲

The leaves twisted and turned in the wind.

树叶被风吹得直打转。

He twisted in his chair to see what was happening behind him.

他在座位上转过身去看他身后发生了什么事。

2. 缠绕, 盘绕

A piece of string has twisted round the propeller.

一根绳子缠在螺旋桨上了。

3. 捻合, 搓拢

4. 扭伤; 扭歪

The child's ankle twisted.

那孩子的足踝扭伤了。

5. 扭动; 跳扭扭舞

The boy twisted uneasily in his chair.

那男孩在椅子里局促不安地扭动着。

6. 曲折地前进

The snake twisted across the grass.

蛇蠕动着爬过草地。

n.[C]

1. 扭; 绞; 搓; 缠; 编

The big boy gave his arm a twist.

那个大男孩扭了一下他的胳膊。

2. 捻成(或搓成, 编成)的东西

He lit his pipe with a twist of paper.

他用纸煤点燃了烟斗。

3. 转弯; 弯曲处

The mountain road is full of twists.

那山路颇多曲折。

4. 扭伤; 扭歪

He suffered a painful twist of the elbow.

他肘部扭伤, 疼痛难忍。

5. 歪曲; 曲解

She gave the facts a twist.

她歪曲了事实。

6. 怪癖; 偏执

7. 意外转折

The story has a strange twist in chapter 15.

故事情节在第十五章有了出乎意料的转折。

8. 窍门, 花样

9. 扭摆舞[the S]