| 释义 |
twine/twain/ n. & v.●n. 1 a strong thread or string of two or more strands of hemp or cotton etc. twisted together (两股或多股捻在一起的)麻线(绳)；棉线(绳) 2 a coil or twist 缠绕的东西；扭曲的东西 3 a tangle; an interlacing 缠绕，盘绕；交织，交错 ●v. 1 tr. form (a string or thread etc.) by twisting strands together 搓，捻(绳、线等) 2 tr. form (a garland etc.) of interwoven material 编织(花环等) 3 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 with) garland (a brow etc.) 给(额头)戴上花环 4 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 round, about, around) coil or wind 使缠绕；使环绕 5 intr. & refl. (of a plant) grow in this way (植物)盘绕，缠绕 □ twiner n.[Old English twīn, twigin ‘linen’, ultimately from the stem of twi- ‘two’] |