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单词 entwine
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Definition of entwine in English:

entwine

verb ɛnˈtwʌɪnɪnˈtwʌɪnənˈtwaɪn
[with object]
  • Wind or twist together; interweave.

    使缠绕,使交错

    they lay entwined in each other's arms

    他们互相拥抱着躺着。

    figurative the nations' histories were closely entwined

    〈喻〉这些国家的历史有着千丝万缕的联系。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her cheeks and nose were red from the biting cold wind, and pine needles had managed to entwine themselves in her hair and clothes, giving her quite a disheveled look.
    • All I know is, while we're walking, he suddenly grabs my hand and entwines our fingers together.
    • They knew that someday fate would bring them together and would entwine them in a bond so strong that no one could break it.
    • Further on, other members of the court seek to use Shakespeare's name to pen shockingly awful plays, including Queen Elizabeth herself, with material that entwines her craving for affection with sadomasochistic urges.
    • My own family's history is deeply entwined with that of the Northcote electorate.
    • Sometimes you can see them entwining their tails, and when they duet they sit right next to each other.
    • As I sit here writing I've just heard the merry sound of screeching car tyres followed by the kiss of two cars entwining themselves.
    • The fate of major British sporting projects are inextricably entwined.
    • Indeed, the history of caricature has often been entwined with the history of censorship.
    • It is through her that the multiplicity of other characters are entwined.
    • And thus it comes about that the ecclesiastical model of marriage entwines the lay one without a hitch, and in its embrace foreshadows a revolutionary way of looking at marriage.
    • Their lives were entwined in a special way and during that time familiarity bred its own sense of humour.
    • People always cite cultural and historical ‘differences’ in this regard, but I think an even bigger issue is the more practical one of proximity, and the way it entwines our interests.
    • Without any hesitation, I entwine my legs with his and forcefully twist them, knocking him into the third guy there.
    • He stops caressing her arm and takes hold of her hand, entwining their fingers together.
    • The girl forgives him and is entwined around him during the closing scenes.
    • The satin ribbon lace lies at the heart of this season's collection - entwining the female figure to evoke the powerful and sheer beauty inside.
    • For a colorful, exotic effect, entwine two scarves together before wrapping your hair.
    • Seamlessly, he entwines Eastern prayer music through dark bass riffs, into ghetto yo-yos, delicate vocals and back into fuzzed-out bass breaks.
    • We laid back wearily against the pillows and smiled, entwining our fingers together automatically.
    Synonyms
    wind round, twist round, coil round, wrap round, weave, intertwine, interlink, interlace, interweave, interthread, criss-cross, entangle, tangle
    twine, link, lace, braid, plait, knit, wreathe
    literary pleach

Derivatives

  • entwinement

  • noun
    • For her, by giving herself away, she becomes more fully herself, a person enriched through entwinement in the life of another.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is an entwinement - each identity reinforces the other.
      • As he retreats away from civilization, the space that separates him from his jungle ghost prey collapses in an entwinement of vines, trees, dirt, and foliage.
      • The film, however, orchestrates these elements, mobilises their energies, toward a riveting affective engagement with history, desire, identity, love and their entwinement together.
      • I've always set greater store by friendships than romantic entwinements and maybe this is because I've never had much experience in matters of the heart.

Rhymes

align, assign, benign, brine, chine, cline, combine, condign, confine, consign, dine, divine, dyne, enshrine, fine, frontline, hardline, interline, intertwine, kine, Klein, line, Main, malign, mine, moline, nine, on-line, opine, outshine, pine, Rhein, Rhine, shine, shrine, sign, sine, spine, spline, stein, Strine, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, Tyne, underline, undermine, vine, whine, wine

Definition of entwine in US English:

entwine

verbənˈtwīnənˈtwaɪn
[with object]
  • Wind or twist together; interweave.

    使缠绕,使交错

    they lay entwined in each other's arms

    他们互相拥抱着躺着。

    figurative the nations' histories were closely entwined

    〈喻〉这些国家的历史有着千丝万缕的联系。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Further on, other members of the court seek to use Shakespeare's name to pen shockingly awful plays, including Queen Elizabeth herself, with material that entwines her craving for affection with sadomasochistic urges.
    • He stops caressing her arm and takes hold of her hand, entwining their fingers together.
    • Indeed, the history of caricature has often been entwined with the history of censorship.
    • It is through her that the multiplicity of other characters are entwined.
    • People always cite cultural and historical ‘differences’ in this regard, but I think an even bigger issue is the more practical one of proximity, and the way it entwines our interests.
    • Without any hesitation, I entwine my legs with his and forcefully twist them, knocking him into the third guy there.
    • All I know is, while we're walking, he suddenly grabs my hand and entwines our fingers together.
    • Their lives were entwined in a special way and during that time familiarity bred its own sense of humour.
    • We laid back wearily against the pillows and smiled, entwining our fingers together automatically.
    • And thus it comes about that the ecclesiastical model of marriage entwines the lay one without a hitch, and in its embrace foreshadows a revolutionary way of looking at marriage.
    • My own family's history is deeply entwined with that of the Northcote electorate.
    • Her cheeks and nose were red from the biting cold wind, and pine needles had managed to entwine themselves in her hair and clothes, giving her quite a disheveled look.
    • The satin ribbon lace lies at the heart of this season's collection - entwining the female figure to evoke the powerful and sheer beauty inside.
    • The girl forgives him and is entwined around him during the closing scenes.
    • Sometimes you can see them entwining their tails, and when they duet they sit right next to each other.
    • As I sit here writing I've just heard the merry sound of screeching car tyres followed by the kiss of two cars entwining themselves.
    • They knew that someday fate would bring them together and would entwine them in a bond so strong that no one could break it.
    • Seamlessly, he entwines Eastern prayer music through dark bass riffs, into ghetto yo-yos, delicate vocals and back into fuzzed-out bass breaks.
    • The fate of major British sporting projects are inextricably entwined.
    • For a colorful, exotic effect, entwine two scarves together before wrapping your hair.
    Synonyms
    wind round, twist round, coil round, wrap round, weave, intertwine, interlink, interlace, interweave, interthread, criss-cross, entangle, tangle
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