詞彙精選:twist的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
n.
扭,絞,搓,纏,編 [C]
例句:
Qualitatively, a torque is a "twist".
定性地說,轉矩就是扭轉。
例句:
The big boy gave his arm a twist.
那個大男孩扭了一下他的胳膊。
歪曲,曲解 [C]
例句:
She gave the facts a twist.
她歪曲了事實。
例句:
When we allow the press to report without attribution, we permit the more sensationalist members to add their own special twist.
如果我們准許報界報導來源不明的訊息,無異我們在允許喜歡聳人聽聞的人從事歪曲報導。
扭擺舞 [C]
例句:
I like fast fox-trot and Vie ese waltz best, but sometimes I like to dance disco and twist.
我喜歡快狐步和維也納華爾茲舞,但有時候我喜歡跳迪斯科和扭擺舞。
捻成(或搓成,編成)的東西 [C]
例句:
He lit his pipe with a twist of paper.
他用紙煤點燃了菸斗。
轉彎;彎曲處 [C]
例句:
The mountain road is full of twists.
那山路頗多曲折。
扭傷;扭歪 [C]
例句:
He suffered a painful twist of the elbow.
他肘部扭傷,疼痛難忍。
怪癖;偏執 [C]
例句:
He has a twist in his nature.
他天性偏執。
意外轉折 [C]
例句:
The story has a strange twist in chapter 15.
故事情節在第十五章有了出乎意料的轉折。
竅門,花樣 [C]
例句:
Let's apply a new twist to an old idea.
讓我們在老主意上搞一些新花樣。
v.
扭轉,扭彎,旋轉,絞 [T]
例句:
Twist the knob clockwise.
按順時針方向轉動把手。
例句:
Mr. Tongue Twister tried to train his tongue to twist and turn, to learn the letter “T”.
為了學字母T,繞口令先生試著訓練他的舌頭彎曲和轉動。
纏繞,盤繞;編,織 [I,T]
例句:
She twisted flowers into a wreath.
她將花編成了一個花環。
例句:
A piece of string has twisted round the propeller.
一根繩子纏在螺旋槳上了。
扭傷,扭歪 [I,T]
例句:
He twist his wrist.
他扭傷了他的手腕。
例句:
The child's ankle twisted.
那孩子的足踝扭傷了。
歪曲,曲解 [T]
例句:
The police tried to twist his statement into an admission of guilt.
警方企圖把他的話歪曲成承認有罪。
例句:
She often twists my words.
她時常歪曲我的話。
捻合,搓攏 [I]
扭動,跳扭扭舞 [I]
例句:
The boy twisted uneasily in his chair.
那男孩在椅子裡侷促不安地扭動著。
例句:
She twisted and turned from one position to another slightly different, but it did not ease her for long.
她扭動著身子,微微地從一個姿勢換到另一個姿勢,但是好不了多久。
二、詞義辨析:
curve,bend,bow,crook,twist
這些動詞都含“彎、彎曲”之意。curve指變成曲線或弧線狀的動作或狀態。bend普通用詞,指把某物變成曲線或角形。用於人時,指頭部或身軀彎下。bow指把頭部或上身彎向前方的動作,也指社交中的禮節性動作。crook指不規則的彎曲,也指按照規則或模型彎曲某物。twist指通過轉動、擰或扭使某物成彎曲狀。
三、相關短語:
twist bit
螺旋鑽,麻花活鑽頭,麻花鑽頭
twist drill
螺旋鑽頭,麻花鑽,麻花鑽頭
四、參考例句:
Twist the knob clockwise.
按順時針方向轉動把手。
He twist his wrist.
他扭傷了他的手腕。
Hurricanes twist counterclockwise.
颱風是逆時針旋轉的。
Please twist the knob clockwise.
請按順時針方向轉動把手。
He has a twist in his nature.
他天性偏執。
Unbalanced yarns have sufficient twist to kink.
捲縮的紗線捻度過高會產生扭結。
Qualitatively, a torque is a "twist".
定性地說,轉矩就是扭轉。
The roads twist around the mountain.
那些道路繞著山脈蜿蜒盤旋。
The police tried to twist his words into a confession.
警察試圖曲解他的話,使之成為有罪的招供。
The story has a strange twist in chapter 15.
故事情節在第十五章有了出乎意料的轉折。