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🔑 twistBrE /twɪst/NAmE /twɪst/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they twist BrE /twɪst/ NAmE /twɪst/present simple - he / she / it twists BrE /twɪsts/ NAmE /twɪsts/past simple twisted BrE /ˈtwɪstɪd/ NAmE /ˈtwɪstɪd/past participle twisted BrE /ˈtwɪstɪd/ NAmE /ˈtwɪstɪd/ -ing form twisting BrE /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/➤bend into shape 弯曲成形🔑 [T] ~ sth (into sth) to bend or turn sth into a particular shape 使弯曲,使扭曲(成一定形状)◆Twist the wire to form a circle. 把铁丝弯成一个环。🔑 [T, I] to bend or turn sth into a shape or position that is not normal or natural; to be bent or turned in this way (使)弯曲变形,扭曲变形◆~ sth (+ adv./prep.) He grabbed me and twisted my arm behind my back. 他抓住我,把我的胳膊扭到背后。◆(+ adv./prep.) Her face twisted in anger. 她气得脸都变形了。➤turn body 转动身体 [T, I] to turn part of your body around while the rest stays still 扭转,转动(身体部位)◆~ sth (+ adv./prep.) He twisted his head around to look at her. 他扭过头去看她。◆(+ adv./prep.) She twisted in her chair when I called her name. 我唤她的名字时,她坐在座椅上转过身来。🔑 [I, T] to turn your body with quick sharp movements and change direction often (猛地将身体)转动,旋转,扭动◆I twisted and turned to avoid being caught. 我左躲右闪免得被捉住。◆+ adv./prep. She tried unsuccessfully to twist free. 她试图挣脱身子,但无济于事。◆~ sth/yourself + adv./prep. He managed to twist himself round in the restricted space. 他设法在有限的空间内转过身来。➤turn with hand 用手转动🔑 [T] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to turn sth around in a circle with your hand (用手)转动,旋转◆Twist the knob to the left to open the door. 向左转动手柄把门打开。◆Nervously I twisted the ring on my finger. 我紧张地转动着手指上的戒指。➤of roads/rivers 道路;河流🔑 [I] to bend and change direction often 曲折;蜿蜒;盘旋◆The road twists and turns along the coast. 道路沿着海滨蜿蜒曲折。◆narrow twisting streets 狭窄弯曲的街道◆a twisting staircase 盘旋而上的楼梯➤ankle/wrist/knee 踝;腕;膝🔑 [T] ~ sthto injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, bending it in an awkward way 扭伤;崴伤◆She fell and twisted her ankle. 她摔了一下,把脚崴了。➤wind around 缠绕🔑 [T] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to wind sth around or through an object 使缠绕;缭绕;盘绕◆She twisted a scarf around her head. 她用一条围巾裹住了头。◆The telephone cable has got twisted (= wound around itself). 电话线缠绕在一起了。🔑 [I] ~ (round/around sth) to move or grow by winding around sth 蠕动;盘绕;缠绕生长◆A snake was twisting around his arm. 一条蛇缠绕在他的手臂上。➤facts 事实 [T] ~ sthto deliberately change the meaning of what sb has said, or to present facts in a particular way, in order to benefit yourself or harm sb else (故意)歪曲,曲解 SYN misrepresent ◆You always twist everything I say. 你总是歪曲我说的每一句话。◆The newspaper was accused of twisting the facts. 这家报纸被指责歪曲事实。➤threads 线 [T] ~ sth (into sth) to turn or wind threads, etc. together to make sth longer or thicker 捻,搓,绞(线等)◆They had twisted the sheets into a rope and escaped by climbing down it. 他们把床单绞成绳子,缘绳而下逃走了。●twist sb's ˈarm(informal) to persuade or force sb to do sth 劝说;强迫;生拉硬拽;施加压力●turn/twist the ˈknife (in the wound)to say or do sth unkind deliberately; to make sb who is unhappy feel even more unhappy 恶意地说(或做);落井下石;往伤口上撒盐●twist/wrap/wind sb around your little ˈfinger(informal) to persuade sb to do anything that you want 任意摆布某人;左右某人 ●ˌtwist sth↔ˈoffto turn and pull sth with your hand to remove it from sth 拧开;扭脱◆I twisted off the lid and looked inside. 我拧开盖子往里面看。◆a twist-off top 一拧即开的盖儿 🔑 twistBrE /twɪst/NAmE /twɪst/ noun➤action of turning 旋转🔑 [C] the action of turning sth with your hand, or of turning a part of your body 转动;旋转;搓;捻;拧;扭动◆She gave the lid another twist and it came off. 她又拧了一下,盖儿开了。◆He gave a shy smile and a little twist of his head. 他羞怯地笑了笑,略微扭了一下头。➤unexpected change 意外变化🔑 [C] an unexpected change or development in a story or situation (故事或情况的)转折,转变,突然变化◆the twists and turns of his political career 他政治生涯的一波三折◆The story has taken another twist. 故事情节再一次变化。◆The disappearance of a vital witness added a new twist to the case. 一名重要证人失踪,令诉讼出现了新的变数。◆By a curious twist of fate we met again only a week or so later. 由于命运巧妙的安排,大约只过了一周我们又相逢了。 dialogue, ending, flashback, plot, narrate, scenario, scene, storyline, tension, twist ➤in road/river 道路;河流🔑 [C] a sharp bend in a road or river 急转弯处;曲折处◆The car followed the twists and turns of the mountain road. 汽车沿着弯弯曲曲的山路行驶。➤shape 形状 [C] a thing that has been twisted into a particular shape 螺旋状的东西;卷曲物;捻合成的东西◆mineral water with a twist of lemon 加了一卷柠檬皮的矿泉水➤dance 舞蹈the twist [sing.] a fast dance that was popular in the 1960s, in which you twist from side to side 扭摆舞(盛行于 20 世纪 60 年代)●round the bend/twist(informal, especially BrE) crazy 发疯;疯狂◆She's gone completely round the twist. 她完全疯了。●get your ˈknickers in a twist(BrE, slang) to become angry, confused or upset 恼火;困惑;烦闷 |