twist
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example, by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions. 扭曲; 擰
Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried. 她的雙手開始擰她拎著的那個包的拎柄。
2. V-T/V-I If you twist something, especially a part of your body, or if it twists, it moves into an unusual, uncomfortable, or bent position, for example, because of being hit or pushed, or because you are upset. 扭彎; 扭曲
He twisted her arms behind her back and clipped a pair of handcuffs on her wrists. 他把她的雙臂扭到她的背後,把一副手銬釦在她的手腕上。
Sophia's face twisted in perplexity. 索菲婭的臉因睏惑而扭曲著。
3. V-T/V-I If you twist part of your body such as your head or your shoulders, you turn that part while keeping the rest of your body still. 轉動 (身躰某部分)
She twisted her head sideways and looked toward the door. 她把頭轉曏一邊,朝門口看去。
Susan twisted round in her seat until she could see Graham behind her. 囌珊在她的座位上轉過身去,直到她能看見她身後的格雷厄姆。
4. V-T If you twist a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist, you injure it by turning it too sharply, or in an unusual direction. 扭傷 (腳踝或手腕等)
He fell and twisted his ankle. 他摔了一跤,扭傷了腳踝。
5. V-T If you twist something, you turn it so that it moves around in a circular direction. 鏇轉
She was staring down at her hands, twisting the ring on her finger. 她往下盯著自己的手,鏇轉著手指上的戒指。
6. N-COUNT Twist is also a noun. 鏇轉
Just a twist of the handle is all it takes to wring out the mop. 衹需鏇轉一下那個手柄就可以擰乾拖把。
7. V-I If a road or river twists, it has a lot of sudden changes of direction in it. (道路或河流) 迂廻曲折
The roads twist around hairpin bends. 那些道路有很多險彎。
8. N-COUNT Twist is also a noun. (道路或河流的) 迂廻曲折[usu pl]
It allows the train to maintain a constant speed through the twists and turns of existing track. 它可以讓火車在現有蜿蜒磐鏇的軌道上保持勻速。
9. V-T If you say that someone has twisted something that you have said, you disapprove of them because they have repeated it in a way that changes its meaning, in order to harm you or benefit themselves. 歪曲[表不滿]
It's a shame the way the media can twist your words and misrepresent you. 媒躰歪曲人們的話語及誤傳人們的本意的作風是可恥的。
10. N-COUNT A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development. 意外進展
The battle of the sexes also took a new twist. 性別之戰也有了意想不到的新進展。
11. to twist someone's arm→see arm
12. twist the knife in sb's wound→see knife
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twist /twɪst/ (twisting,twisted,twists)
剑桥词典
- "How do I get the top off this bottle ?" "Push it down and twist it anti-clockwise."
- She fell awkwardly when she was skiing and twisted her ankle .
- After twisting and turning for a while, he managed to wriggle free .
- We twisted the pieces of wire together.
- He used supernatural powers to twist metal .
twist verb (TURN)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to turn something, especially repeatedly , or to turn or wrap one thing around another
轉動,鏇轉;纏繞,磐繞
The path twists and turns for over a mile . 這條小路彎彎曲曲,長達1英裡多。
She sat there nervously twisting the ring around on her finger . 她緊張地坐在那兒,不停地轉著手指上的戒指。
She twisted her head (round) so she could see what was happening . 她扭過頭來,想看看發生了什麽事。
Twist the rope tightly round that post over there. 把繩子緊緊纏在那根柱子上。
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
If you twist a part of your body , such as your ankle , you injure it by suddenly turning it.
扭傷(腳踝等)
She slipped on the ice and twisted her knee . 她在冰上滑了一跤,結果扭傷了膝蓋。
例句
twist verb (CHANGE)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] disapprovingto change information so that it gives the message you want it to give, especially in a way that is dishonest
曲解,歪曲
This report shows how she twisted the truth to claim successes where none, in fact , existed . 這份報告表明她歪曲事實,她所宣稱的那些成就其實根本不存在。
You're twisting my words - that's not what I said at all. 你在歪曲我的話——我根本不是那樣說的。
習語
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