mass noun
- strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together线, 绳（用2股或2股以上的麻线或棉线捻成）。
with obj.
1- cause to wind or spiral round something使盘绕, 使缠绕：
she twined her arms round his neck.
她搂住了他的脖子。
1.1
- no obj.(of a plant) grow so as to spiral round a support（植物）盘绕, 盘曲：
runner beans twined round canes.
红花菜豆缠绕在藤条上。
1.2
- interlace交错, 交织：
a spray of jasmine was twined in her hair.
她头发上编着茉莉。
派生词
twiner
noun词源
Old English twīn 'thread, linen', from the Germanic base of twi- 'two'; related to Dutch twijn.