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| /twɪst/ |
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| 1 | a movement in which you turn a part of your body round so that it is out of its normal position （身体某部位的）扭动，转动 |
| With a quick twist of his wrist, he turned the handle. 他手腕猛地一扭，转动了把手。 |
| | 1a | a movement in which you turn something in a circle with your hands or fingers （用手或手指的）旋动，转动 | | He gave the tap a firm twist, and the dripping stopped. 他拧紧水龙头，水不再滴漏了。 | |
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| 2 | a bend in a road or river （道路或河流的）转弯处，弯曲处 |
| A twist in the road hid them from view. 他们消失在路的转弯处。 |
| twists and turns The island roads are full of twists and turns. 岛上的道路全都弯弯曲曲的。 |
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| 3 | a sudden unexpected change in a situation 意外的转变；突变 |
| The long-running saga took a new twist this week. 那漫长的一连串事件本周有了新的变化。 |
| +to There has been a new twist to the crisis this week. 危机在这个星期有了新变化。 |
| +in This is the final tragic twist in a long story. 这是长篇故事最后的悲剧性突变。 |
| a twist of fate/fortune His injury was a cruel twist of fate for the team. 他受伤对于球队来说是个厄运。 |
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| 4 | a small piece of something 一小片 |
| +of vodka with a twist of lemon 加了一小片柠檬的伏特加酒 |
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| 5 | the twist a dance to fast music that was popular in the 1960s, in which people twist their bodies from side to side （流行于20世纪60年代的）扭摆舞，摇摆舞 |
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| - | round the twist BRITISH informal
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| You’ d think I was round the twist if I told you. 要是我告诉你，你会以为我疯了。 |
| drive sb round the twist (=make someone become crazy) He’ s driving me round the twist with all these questions. 使某人发疯 |
| go round the twist (=become crazy) I felt as if I was going round the twist. 变疯 |
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