twist
- v.扭曲;扭转;捻，搓，绞（线等）;（用手）转动，旋转;（猛地将身体）转动，旋转，扭动;使弯曲(成一定形状);曲折;使缠绕;扭伤;（故意）歪曲，曲解;蠕动
- n.捻;旋转;拧;转动;扭动;(故事或情况的)转折;搓;扭摆舞;突然变化;曲折处;急转弯处;螺旋状的东西
twistverb
弯曲成形 bend into shape
使弯曲，使扭曲（成一定形状）
to bend or turn sth into a particular shape
Twist the wire to form a circle.
把铁丝弯成一个环。
（使）弯曲变形，扭曲变形
to bend or turn sth into a shape or position that is not normal or natural; to be bent or turned in this way
He grabbed me and twisted my arm behind my back.
他抓住我，把我的胳膊扭到背后。
Her face twisted in anger.
她气得脸都变形了。
转动身体 turn body
扭转，转动（身体部位）
to turn part of your body around while the rest stays still
He twisted his head around to look at her.
他扭过头去看她。
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。
（猛地将身体）转动，旋转，扭动
to turn your body with quick sharp movements and change direction often
I twisted and turned to avoid being caught.
我左躲右闪免得被捉住。
She tried unsuccessfully to twist free.
她试图挣脱身子，但无济于事。
He managed to twist himself round in the restricted space.
他设法在有限的空间内转过身来。
用手转动 turn with hand
（用手）转动，旋转
to turn sth around in a circle with your hand
Twist the knob to the left to open the door.
向左转动手柄把门打开。
Nervously I twisted the ring on my finger.
我紧张地转动着手指上的戒指。
道路；河流 of roads/rivers
曲折；蜿蜒；盘旋
to bend and change direction often
The road twists and turns along the coast.
道路沿着海滨蜿蜒曲折。
narrow twisting streets
狭窄弯曲的街道
a twisting staircase
盘旋而上的楼梯
踝；腕；膝 ankle/wrist/knee
扭伤；崴伤
to injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, bending it in an awkward way
She fell and twisted her ankle.
她摔了一下，把脚崴了。
缠绕 wind around
使缠绕；缭绕；盘绕
to wind sth around or through an object
She twisted a scarf around her head.
她用一条围巾裹住了头。
The telephone cable has got twisted (= wound around itself) .
电话线缠绕在一起了。
蠕动；盘绕；缠绕生长
to move or grow by winding around sth
A snake was twisting around his arm.
一条蛇缠绕在他的手臂上。
事实 facts
（故意）歪曲，曲解
to deliberately change the meaning of what sb has said, or to present facts in a particular way, in order to benefit yourself or harm sb else
You always twist everything I say.
你总是歪曲我说的每一句话。
The newspaper was accused of twisting the facts.
这家报纸被指责歪曲事实。
线 threads
捻，搓，绞（线等）
to turn or wind threads, etc. together to make sth longer or thicker
They had twisted the sheets into a rope and escaped by climbing down it.
他们把床单绞成绳子，缘绳而下逃走了。
to persuade or force sb to do sth
拧开；扭脱
to turn and pull sth with your hand to remove it from sth
I twisted off the lid and looked inside.
我拧开盖子往里面看。
a twist-off top
一拧即开的盖儿
noun
旋转 action of turning
转动；旋转；搓；捻；拧；扭动
the action of turning sth with your hand, or of turning a part of your body
She gave the lid another twist and it came off.
她又拧了一下，盖儿开了。
He gave a shy smile and a little twist of his head.
他羞怯地笑了笑，略微扭了一下头。
意外变化 unexpected change
（故事或情况的）转折，转变，突然变化
an unexpected change or development in a story or situation
the twists and turns of his political career
他政治生涯的一波三折
The story has taken another twist.
故事情节再一次变化。
The disappearance of a vital witness added a new twist to the case.
一名重要证人失踪，令诉讼出现了新的变数。
By a curious twist of fate we met again only a week or so later.
由于命运巧妙的安排，大约只过了一周我们又相逢了。
道路；河流 in road/river
急转弯处；曲折处
a sharp bend in a road or river
The car followed the twists and turns of the mountain road.
汽车沿着弯弯曲曲的山路行驶。
形状 shape
螺旋状的东西；卷曲物；捻合成的东西
a thing that has been twisted into a particular shape
mineral water with a twist of lemon
加了一片柠檬的矿泉水
舞蹈 dance
扭摆舞（盛行于20世纪60年代）
a fast dance that was popular in the 1960s, in which you twist from side to side
crazy
她完全疯了。
She's gone completely round the twist.
to become angry, confused or upset
These words all mean to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident.以上各词主要指在事故中伤害、使受伤。
to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident尤指在事故中伤害、使受伤：
He injured his knee playing hockey.
他打曲棍球时膝盖受了伤。
Three people were injured in the crash.
撞车事故中有三人受伤。
[often passive] ( rather formal ) to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon指使身体受伤，尤指用武器伤害：
50 people were seriously wounded in the attack.
这次袭击中有50人受重伤。
to cause physical pain to sb/yourself; to injure sb/yourself指（使）疼痛、受伤：
Did you hurt yourself?
你伤着自己了吗？
You can hurt or injure a part of the body in an accident. Hurt emphasizes the physical pain caused; injure emphasizes that the part of the body has been damaged in some way. |
to make a blue, brown or purple mark (= a bruise) appear on the skin after sb has fallen or been hit; to develop a bruise指摔伤、撞伤、（使）出现淤伤
( rather formal ) to injure sb seriously, causing permanent damage to their body指使残废、使受重伤
to injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, by suddenly bending it in an awkward way, causing pain and swelling扭伤（踝、腕、膝）
to damage a muscle, etc., by using too much force拉伤，扭伤（肌肉等）
to suddenly bend a part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, in an awkward way, causing an injury that involves pain and swelling扭伤（踝、腕、膝）
A sprain is an injury to your ankle, wrist or knee that causes pain and swelling; to sprain your ankle/wrist/knee is to injure it in this way. To twist your ankle/wrist/knee is to do the action (= to suddenly bend it in an awkward way) that causes the injury. |
to injure yourself or part of your body by making it work too hard指损伤、拉伤、扭伤：
Don't strain your eyes by reading in poor light.
别在光线差的地方看书把眼睛给伤了。
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VERB 扭;拧;搓;捻
If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions.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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V-ERG (使)(尤指身体部位)弯曲变形;(使)扭曲
If you twist something, especially a part of your body, or if it twists, it moves into an unusual, uncomfortable, or bent position, for example because of being hit or pushed, or because you are upset.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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VERB 扭动，转动(身体部位)
If you twist part of your body such as your head or your shoulders, you turn that part while keeping the rest of your body still.She twisted her head sideways and looked towards the door...
她侧头朝门看去。
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VERB 扭伤(脚踝、手腕等)
If you twist a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist, you injure it by turning it too sharply, or in an unusual direction.He fell and twisted his ankle...
他摔倒了，扭伤了脚踝。
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VERB (用手)旋动，拧转
If you twist something, you turn it so that it moves around in a circular direction.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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VERB (道路、河流等)盘旋，蜿蜒
If a road or river twists, it has a lot of sudden changes of direction in it.The roads twist round hairpin bends...
道路呈U字形蜿蜒曲折。
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VERB 歪曲;曲解
If you say that someone has twisted something that you have said, you disapprove of them because they have repeated it in a way that changes its meaning, in order to harm you or benefit themselves.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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N-COUNT 意外转折;重大转机
A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development.…the twists and turns of economic policy…
经济政策的一波三折
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N-COUNT 螺旋形;卷曲;盘曲
A twist is the shape that something has when it has been twisted....bunches of violets in twists of paper...
纸卷包裹的一束束紫罗兰
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N-SING (20世纪60年代风行的)扭摆舞
The twist is a dance that was popular in the 1960's, in which you twist your body and move your hips in an energetic way. -
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PHRASE 机缘巧合;造物弄人
If something happens by a twist of fate, it happens by chance, and it is strange, interesting, or unfortunate in some way.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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See also:twisted
noun
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- any clever maneuver
- he would stoop to any device to win a point
- it was a great sales gimmick
- a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
- Synonym: device gimmick
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- the act of rotating rapidly
- he gave the crank a spin
- it broke off after much twisting
- Synonym: spin twirl twisting whirl
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- turning or twisting around (in place)
- with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
- Synonym: turn
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- the act of winding or twisting
- he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
- Synonym: wind winding
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- 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
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- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- Synonym: braid plait tress
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- an interpretation of a text or action
- they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
- Synonym: construction
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- a jerky pulling movement
- Synonym: wrench
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- an unforeseen development
- events suddenly took an awkward turn
- Synonym: turn turn of events
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- a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
- Synonym: eddy
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- a circular segment of a curve
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- Synonym: bend crook turn
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- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- Synonym: kink twirl
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- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
- he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
- Synonym: wrench pull
verb
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- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- wrench one's ankle
- The wrestler twisted his shoulder
- the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
- I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
- Synonym: sprain wrench turn wrick rick
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- form into twists
- Twist the strips of dough
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- practice sophistry;change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- Don't twist my words
- Synonym: twist around pervert convolute sophisticate
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- turn in the opposite direction
- twist one's head
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- form into a spiral shape
- The cord is all twisted
- Synonym: twine distort
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- cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- bend the rod
- twist the dough into a braid
- the strong man could turn an iron bar
- Synonym: flex bend deform turn
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- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- wrench a window off its hinges
- wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
- a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
- Synonym: wrench
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- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- Synonym: writhe wrestle wriggle worm squirm
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- do the twist
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- extend in curves and turns
- The road winds around the lake
- the path twisted through the forest
- Synonym: wind curve
数据来源：WordNet
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New technology and progressive die design for twist forming pressure arm
压力臂扭曲成形新工艺及其级进模的设计
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Although based on simple principles , it can twist your mind
虽然是依据简单的原则，但也可扭曲您的脑筋
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Twist your body to the left , then to the right .
先向左转体，再向右转体。
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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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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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She gave the lid another twist and it came off .
她又拧了一下，盖儿开了。
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After the crash the car was a mass of twisted metal .
那辆车撞成了一堆扭曲的废铁。
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The car followed the twists and turns of the mountain road .
汽车沿着弯弯曲曲的山路行驶。
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You always twist everything I say .
你总是歪曲我说的每一句话。
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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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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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One player limped off the field with a twisted ankle .
一个球员拖着扭伤的脚踝一瘸一拐地走下场。
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The disappearance of a vital witness added a new twist to the case .
一名重要证人失踪，令诉讼出现了新的变数。
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He gave a shy smile and a little twist of his head .
他羞怯地笑了笑，略微扭了一下头。
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I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process .
我在挪动家具时崴了脚。
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She 's gone completely round the twist .
她完全疯了。
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She gave a small twisted smile .
她不自然地微微一笑。
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Her experiences had left her bitter and twisted .
她的经历使她变得愤愤不平，性情乖僻。
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The telephone cable has got twisted .
电话线缠绕在一起了。
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She twisted a scarf around her head .
她用一条围巾裹住了头。
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I twisted off the lid and looked inside .
我拧开盖子往里面看。
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A snake was twisting around his arm .
一条蛇缠绕在他的手臂上。
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The newspaper was accused of twisting the facts .
这家报纸被指责歪曲事实。
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By a curious twist of fate we met again only a week or so later .
由于命运巧妙的安排，大约只过了一周我们又相逢了。
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She twisted her hair into a tight knot .
她把头发紧紧地挽了个发髻。
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Her face twisted in anger .
她气得脸都变形了。
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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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She tried unsuccessfully to twist free .
她试图挣脱身子，但无济于事。
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By a strange twist of fate , Andy and I were on the same plane .
由于命运的奇特安排，我和安迪乘坐了同一架飞机。
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They had twisted the sheets into a rope and escaped by climbing down it .
他们把床单绞成绳子，缘绳而下逃走了。
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