twist
verb
noun
twɪst
verb
1
MOVE
移动
a.
to
turn
a
part
of
your
body
around
or
change
your
position
by
turning
b.
if
you
twist
your
mouth
or
features,
you
smile
in
an
unpleasant
way
or
look
angry,
disapproving
etc
〔不愉快地、生气地或不赞同地〕歪起嘴苦笑，扭歪着脸笑
I,T
He
twisted
his
head
slightly,
and
looked
up
at
her.
他微微扭过头，抬眼看着她。
[+
round/around
]
She
twisted
round,
so
that
she
could
see
the
dog
better.
她转过身子，以便更清楚地看到那条狗。
His
mouth
twisted
in
a
humourless
smile.
他歪起嘴干巴巴地笑着。
2
BEND
弯曲
to
bend
or
turn
something,
such
as
wire,
hair,
or
cloth,
into
a
particular
shape
扭，拧; 扭转成; 使弯曲
T
twist
sth
into
sth
She
twisted
her
handkerchief
into
a
knot.
她把手帕绕成一个结。
twist
sth
together
Twist
the
two
ends
of
the
wire
together.
把电线的两端拧在一起。
3
WIND
盘绕
to
wind
something
around
or
through
an
object
盘绕，缠绕
T always + adv/prep
twist
sth
round/around/through
etc
sth
She
twisted
a
silk
scarf
round
her
neck.
她把一条真丝围巾围在脖子上。
Ann
twisted
some
daisies
through
Katherine’s
thick
brown
hair.
安把几朵雏菊缠绕在凯瑟琳浓密的棕色头发上。
4
TURN
转动
to
turn
something
in
a
circle
using
your
hand
〔用手〕转动，旋动
T
twist
sth
off
(sth)
Jack
twisted
the
cap
off
the
bottle.
杰克旋开了瓶上的盖子。
5
ROAD/RIVER
道路/河流
if
a
road,
river
etc
twists,
it
changes
direction
in
a
series
of
curves
盘旋; 蜿蜒
I
The
road
twisted
between
spectacular
mountains.
道路在壮丽的群山之间蜿蜒而行。
6
WORDS
词语
to
change
the
true
or
intended
meaning
of
a
statement,
especially
in
order
to
get
some
advantage
for
yourself
歪曲，曲解
T
He’s
always
trying
to
twist
my
words
and
make
me
look
bad.
他总是要曲解我的话，丑化我的形象。
7
twist your ankle/wrist/knee to hurt your wrist etc
by
pulling
or
turning
it
too
suddenly
while
you
are
moving
扭伤脚踝/手腕/膝盖
Harriet
slipped
on
the
stairs
and
twisted
her
ankle.
哈丽雅特在楼梯上滑倒，扭伤了脚踝。
8
twist and turn
a.
if
a
path,
road,
stream
etc
twists
and
turns,
it
has
a
lot
of
bends
in
it
b.
if
a
person
or
animal
twists
and
turns,
they
make
twisting
movements
〔人或动物〕扭动身体
The
river
twists
and
turns
through
the
green
fields.
河流弯弯曲曲穿过绿色的田野。
9
twist sb’s arm
a.
to
persuade
someone
to
do
something
they
do
not
want
to
do
b.
to
bend
someone’s
arm
upwards
behind
their
back
in
order
to
hurt
them
把某人的手臂反扭到背后
informal
No
one
twisted
my
arm
about
coming
to
see
you.
没人强迫我来看你。
The
policeman
twisted
my
arm
behind
me
and
arrested
me.
警察把我的手臂反扭到背后，逮捕了我。
noun
10
an
unexpected
feature
or
change
in
a
situation
or
series
of
events
〔形势或事态的〕意外转折
a
new/cruel/unexpected/strange
etc
twist
The
robbery
took
a
deadly
new
twist
as
the
robber
pulled
out
a
gun.
抢劫事件出现了关乎生死的新变数 — 劫犯掏出了枪。
an
unexpected
twist
in
the
plot
故事情节意想不到的转折
By
an
amazing
twist
of
fate
,
we
met
again
in
Madrid
five
years
later.
命运的安排让人惊奇，五年后我们在马德里又相遇了。
11
a
twisting
action
or
movement
扭，拧，捻，搓
He
smiled,
a
slow
cynical
twist
of
his
lips.
他笑了，嘴巴慢慢一歪，带着嘲笑的意味。
12
a
bend
in
a
river
or
road
〔河流或道路的〕曲折处，弯子; 急转弯处
13
a
small
piece
of
something
that
is
twisted
into
a
particular
shape
扭成某一形状的东西
[+
of
]
a
twist
of
lemon
一片柠檬
14
the twist
a
popular
fast
dance
from
the
1960s
in
which
you
twist
your
body
from
side
to
side
扭摆舞〔盛行于二十世纪六十年代〕
15
round the twist
a.
crazy
b.
very
angry
十分生气的
BrE spoken
‘The
woman’s
mad,’
she
told
herself.
‘She’s
round
the
twist.’
“那女人疯了。”她对自己说，“她真是疯了。”
a
twisty
road
蜿蜒的道路