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twisted

/twist/US // twɪst //UK // (twɪst) //

扭曲的,扭曲,扭曲变形,纠结

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
    • : to form by or as if by winding strands together: Several fibers were used to twist the rope.
    • : to entwine with another; interlace with something else; interweave; plait.
    • : to wind or coil about something else; encircle; entwine; wreathe.
    • : to alter in shape, as by turning the ends in opposite directions, so that parts previously in the same straight line and plane are located in a spiral curve: The sculptor twisted the form into an arabesque. He twisted his body around to look behind him.
    • : to turn sharply or wrench out of place; sprain: He twisted his ankle.
    • : to pull, tear, or break off by turning forcibly: He twisted the arm off the puppet.
    • : to distort by tensing or contracting the facial muscles; contort: She twisted her face in a wry smile.
    • : to distort the meaning or form of; pervert: He twisted my comment about to suit his own purpose.
    • : to cause to become mentally or emotionally distorted; warp: The loss of his business twisted his whole outlook on life.
    • : to form into a coil, knot, or the like by winding, rolling, etc.: to twist the hair into a knot.
    • : to bend tortuously.
    • : to cause to move with a rotary motion, as a ball pitched in a curve.
    • : to turn from one direction to another, as by rotating or revolving: I twisted my chair to face the window.
    • : to combine or associate intimately.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to be or become intertwined.
    • : to wind or twine about something.
    • : to writhe or squirm.
    • : to take a spiral form or course; wind, curve, or bend.
    • : to turn or rotate, as on an axis; revolve, as about something; spin.
    • : to turn so as to face in another direction.
    • : to turn, coil, or bend into a spiral shape.
    • : to change shape under forcible turning or twisting.
    • : to move with a progressive rotary motion, as a ball pitched in a curve.
    • : to dance the twist.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a deviation in direction; curve; bend; turn.
    • : the action of turning or rotating on an axis; rotary motion; spin.
    • : anything formed by or as if by twisting or twining parts together.
    • : the act or process of twining strands together, as in thread, yarn, or rope.
    • : a twisting awry or askew.
    • : distortion or perversion, as of meaning or form.
    • : a peculiar attitude or bias; eccentric turn or bent of mind; eccentricity.
    • : spiral disposition, arrangement, or form.
    • : spiral movement or course.
    • : an irregular bend; crook; kink.
    • : a sudden, unanticipated change of course, as of events.
    • : a treatment, method, idea, version, etc., especially one differing from that which preceded: The screenwriters gave the old plot a new twist.
    • : the changing of the shape of anything by or as by turning the ends in opposite directions.
    • : the stress causing this alteration; torque.
    • : the resulting state.
    • : a twisting or torsional action, force, or stress; torsion.
    • : a strong, twisted silk thread, heavier than ordinary sewing silk, for working buttonholes and for other purposes.
    • : the direction of twisting in weaving yarn; S twist or Z twist.
    • : a loaf or roll of dough twisted and baked.
    • : a strip of citrus peel that has been twisted and placed in a drink to add flavor.
    • : a kind of tobacco manufactured in the form of a rope or thick cord.
    • : a dance performed by couples and characterized by strongly rhythmic turns and twists of the arms, legs, and torso.
    • : the degree of spiral formed by the grooves in a rifled firearm or cannon.
    • : Gymnastics, Diving. a full rotation of the body about the vertical axis.
    • : a wrench.

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Examples

  • The series is full of twists and turns, and what it learns about Smith — and, more importantly, about what kind of person would do such a thing — is eye-opening.

  • He and his team keep a glass dasher bottle of saline solution, which calls for one part Maldon sea salt to five parts water, at the bar to season all kinds of cocktails and even make a salted absinthe, for a twist on the Hemingway Daiquiri.

  • The bite valve features a twist lock for additional protection against leaks, but it doesn’t come with a cap to keep out dirt—that needs to be purchased separately.

  • Other startups are exploring ideas like geothermal heat pumps, solid-state technology that avoids the need for refrigerant gases, and new twists on evaporative cooling, which usually relies on water-soaked pads to reduce air temperatures.

  • In a novel twist, the researchers also calculated to what extent the number of bee visits limited yields.

  • In the mindset of the Coexist camp, those abstract beliefs have become twisted things, wrapped up with hate.

  • The Daily Beast sat down with Burton to discuss Big Eyes and his beautiful, dark, twisted career.

  • The money that drugs generate is their way to achieve the American Dream in a sort of twisted Scarface-type of fashion.

  • Some of the comments on this very video actually demonstrate their point in a kind of twisted metastatement.

  • It paralleled a much happier time when he carried her around after she twisted her ankle, back in Season 4.

  • I laved his pain-twisted face with the cool water and let a few drops trickle into his open mouth.

  • It curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.

  • Having evolved this sage remark, Elmer twisted back to his old position and raised the paper.

  • They were packed in bands of wheat straw, and between each pair of eggs a straw was twisted.

  • His foot caught; it is unknown in what,—in a twisted tie, or perhaps in a crevice of the cracking earth.