twist

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1390页（1075字）

【释义】：

vt．①搓，捻，拈：twist pieces of straw into a rope把碎草搓成绳．②拧，扭，绞：twist a wet cloth拧干湿布．twist sb．’s arm扭某人的胳臂．He twisted the ball out of my hand．他把球从我手中抢过去了．twist off扭断，拧开：twist off the end of a piece of wire拧断一条铁丝的末端．twist the cap off a fountainpen拧开自来水笔的笔帽．③扭弯，扭伤，歪曲，曲解：If you use too much force，you’ll twist the key．要是用力过大，你就会把钥匙拧弯．I have twisted my ankle．我的脚脖子扭伤了．He twisted my words．他曲解了我的话．④缠绕：twist a rope round the post把绳子绕在柱子上．twist sb．round one’s finger可以任意摆布某人，置某人于股掌之上．

－vi．①扭弯，扭歪，挣扭：His face twisted in pain．他疼得脸都扭歪了．The blade twisted．刀卷口了．The boy twisted out of his mother’s grip and ran off．男孩挣脱母亲的手就跑开了．②盘旋，曲折前进：The path twists up the hill．这条路盘旋上山．We twisted through the crowd．我们绕来绕去地穿过人群，③(台球等)旋转着曲折前进．

－n．①搓，捻：Give the rope a few more twists．把这条绳子再捻上几捻．②拧，扭，绞：give one’s arm a twist 把某人的手臂扭了一下．③线，绳．④曲折，纽结：a． rope full of twists缠满了结子的一根绳．There are twists and turns on the revolutionary way forward．在革命前进的道路上有着不少的迂回曲折．⑤旋转球：give a twist to a ball发转球．⑥偏差，癖：He has a mental twist．他有一种心理上的怪癖．