英汉词典

twist 基本解释

• vt. 捻；拧；扭伤；编织；使苦恼
• n. 扭曲；拧；扭伤
• vi. 扭动；弯曲
• n. (Twist)人名；(英)特威斯特

twist 词态变化

twist 中文词源

可能来自 two,二，-st,表反复。引申词义缠绕在一起，旋转，转动等。

twist 英文词源

twist

twist: [OE] Twist appears to come ultimately from prehistoric Germanic base *twi- ‘double’, which also underlies English twice, twig, twin, etc. In Old English it is found only in compound words, denoting such things as ‘rope’ (presumably originally made from ‘two’ strands) and ‘forked objects’. It does not appear as an independent word until the 14th century, by which time its association with ‘rope’ had given it the sense ‘wrench, wind’.
=> two

twist (n.)

mid-14c., "flat part of a hinge" (now obsolete), probably from Old English -twist "divided object; fork; rope" (as in mæsttwist "mast rope, stay;" candeltwist "wick"), from Proto-Germanic *twis-, from PIE root *dwo- (see two). Original senses suggest "dividing in two" (cognates: cognate Old Norse tvistra "to divide, separate," Gothic twis- "in two, asunder," Dutch twist, German zwist "quarrel, discord," though these senses have no equivalent in English), but later ones are of "combining two into one," hence the original sense of the word may be "rope made of two strands."

Meaning "thread or cord composed of two or more fibers" is recorded from 1550s. Meaning "act or action of turning on an axis" is attested from 1570s. Sense of "beverage consisting of two or more liquors" is first attested c. 1700. Meaning "thick cord of tobacco" is from 1791. Meaning "curled piece of lemon, etc., used to flavor a drink" is recorded from 1958. Sense of "unexpected plot development" is from 1941.

The popular rock 'n' roll dance craze is from 1961, so called from the motion involved, but twist was used to describe popular dances in 1894 and again in the 1920s. To get one's knickers in a twist "be unduly agitated" is British slang first attested 1971.

twist (v.)

c. 1200 (implied in past tense form twaste), "to wring," from twist (n.). Sense of "to spin two or more strands of yarn into thread" is attested from late 15c. Meaning "to move in a winding fashion" is recorded from 1630s. To twist the lion's tail was U.S. slang (1895) for "to provoke British feeling" (the lion being the symbol of Britain). To twist (someone's) arm in the figurative sense of "pressure (to do something)" is from 1945. Related: Twisted; twisting.

twist 词组搭配

twist 英文释义

1. an unforeseen development;

"events suddenly took an awkward turn"

2. an interpretation of a text or action;

"they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"

3. any clever (deceptive) maneuver;

"he would stoop to any device to win a point"

4. the act of rotating rapidly;

"he gave the crank a spin"

"it broke off after much twisting"

5. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;

"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"

"he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

6. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

7. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

8. a jerky pulling movement

9. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

10. social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s;

"they liked to dance the twist"

11. the act of winding or twisting;

"he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

12. turning or twisting around (in place);

"with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"

twist 同义词解析

curve, bend, bow, crook, twist

这些动词都含"弯，弯曲"之意。

curve： 指变成曲线或弧线状的动作或状态。

bend： 普通用词，指把某物变成曲线或角形。用于人时，指头部或身躯弯下。

bow： 指把头部或上身弯向前方的动作，也指社交中的礼节性动作。

crook： 指不规则的弯曲，也指按照规则或模型弯曲某物。

twist： 指通过转动、拧或扭使某物成弯曲状。

twist 双语例句

1. The battle of the sexes also took a new twist.

两性之争也出现了新的变数。

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2. Twist the string carefully around the second stem with the other hand.

用另外一只手小心地把细绳缠绕到第二根茎上。

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3. Twist the mixture into individual sausages without splitting the skins.

将混合物拧成一段段的香肠，不要把皮弄破。

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4. By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport.

让人感到惊奇的是，板球碰巧也是我最喜欢的运动。

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5. It is the turn of Latvia to twist the knife.

轮到拉特维亚落井下石了。

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twist 实用场景例句

Twist the wire to form a circle.

把铁丝弯成一个环。

牛津词典

He grabbed me and twisted my arm behind my back.

他抓住我，把我的胳膊扭到背后。

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Her face twisted in anger.

她气得脸都变形了。

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He twisted his head around to look at her.

他扭过头去看她。

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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。

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I twisted and turned to avoid being caught.

我左躲右闪免得被捉住。

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She tried unsuccessfully to twist free.

她试图挣脱身子，但无济于事。

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He managed to twist himself round in the restricted space.

他设法在有限的空间内转过身来。

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Twist the knob to the left to open the door.

向左转动手柄把门打开。

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Nervously I twisted the ring on my finger.

我紧张地转动着手指上的戒指。

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Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried...

她双手开始捻弄手提包的拎带。

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Twist the string carefully around the second stem with the other hand...

用另外一只手小心地把细绳缠绕到第二根茎上。

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He twisted her arms behind her back and clipped a pair of handcuffs on her wrists...

他把她的胳膊扭到背后，在她手腕上拷上一副手铐。

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Sophia's face twisted in pain...

索菲娅疼得脸都扭曲了。

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She twisted her head sideways and looked towards the door...

她侧头朝门看去。

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Susan twisted round in her seat until she could see Graham and Sabrina behind her...

苏珊在座位上扭来扭去，直到她看见身后的格雷厄姆和萨布丽娜。

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He fell and twisted his ankle...

他摔倒了，扭伤了脚踝。

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Rupert Moon is out of today's session with a twisted knee.

鲁珀特·穆恩扭伤了膝盖，无法参加今天的训练。

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She was staring down at her hands, twisting the ring on her finger...

她低头盯着双手，转动手指上的戒指。

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She twisted the handle and opened the door…

她转动门把手打开了门。

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The roads twist round hairpin bends...

道路呈U字形蜿蜒曲折。

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The lane twists and turns between pleasant but unspectacular cottages.

小径在令人惬意而又毫不起眼的村舍间迂回曲折。

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It's a shame the way that the media can twist your words and misrepresent you...

媒体歪曲他人言论、曲解他人意图的做法真是可耻。

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Even remarks that were quite innocent could be twisted to produce an unintended effect.

即便完全没有恶意的话都会被歪曲，以达到并非说话人本意的效果。

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…the twists and turns of economic policy…

经济政策的一波三折

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The battle of the sexes also took a new twist...

两性之争也出现了新的变数。

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...bunches of violets in twists of paper...

纸卷包裹的一束束紫罗兰

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A thin twist of smoke curled from the cottage's single chimney.

一缕盘旋的轻烟从农舍唯一的烟囱里缭绕升起。

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By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport...

让人感到惊奇的是，板球碰巧也是我最喜欢的运动。

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In a cruel twist of fate, Ann's husband Bill is also suffering from the disease.

造物弄人，安的丈夫比尔也患上了那种病。

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