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.
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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
to be or become intertwined.
to wind or twine about something.
to writhe or squirm.
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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
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.
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the act or process of twining strands together, as in thread, yarn, or rope.
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.