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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
a twist of paper, ie a small paper packet with screwed-up ends 末端拧紧的小纸袋.
(b) coiled shape 螺旋状
a twist of smoke 缭绕的烟
a shell with a spiral twist 螺旋状贝壳.
(c) place where a path, etc turns （道路等的）弯曲处, 曲折处
a twist in the road 道路的转弯处
the twists and turns of the river 这条河弯弯曲曲的地方.
3 [C] change or development 转折; 转变; 发展
the twists and turns in the economy, market, policy 经济、 市场、 政策的转变
a strange twist of fate 命运的奇异改变
The story had an odd twist at the end. 那个故事煞尾处奇峰突出.
4 [sing] peculiar tendency in a person´s mind and character 怪癖; 偏执
the criminal twist in his personality 他个性中的犯罪癖.
5 [U, sing] spinning motion given to a ball to make it move in a curved path （加之於球上的）弧圈运动.
6 (idm 习语) get one´s knickers in a twist => knickers. round the bend/twist => bend2.
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