twist

twist

T0438900 (twĭst)v. twist·ed, twist·ing, twists v.tr.1. a. To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand.b. To form in this manner: twist a length of rope from strands of hemp.2. To wind or coil (vines or rope, for example) about something.3. To interlock or interlace: twist flowers in one's hair.4. To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner: twisted my way through the briar patch.5. To cause to rotate or turn in another direction: twisted their heads around at the sound of the doorbell.6. To impart a spiral or coiling shape to, as by turning the ends in opposite directions: twisting wire into a loop.7. a. To turn or open by turning: twisted off the bottle cap.b. To pull, break, or snap by turning: twist off a dead branch.8. To wrench or sprain: twist one's wrist.9. To alter the normal aspect of; contort: twist one's mouth into a wry smile.10. To alter or distort the intended meaning of: The cross-examiner twisted the words of the witness. See Synonyms at distort.11. To alter or distort the mental, moral, or emotional character of: The trauma twisted the child's outlook.v.intr.1. To be or become twisted.2. To move or progress in a winding course; meander: The river twisted toward the sea.3. To squirm; writhe: twist with pain.4. To rotate or turn in another direction: The owl's head twisted around toward me.5. To dance the twist.n.1. Something twisted or formed by twisting, especially:a. A length of yarn, cord, or thread, especially a strong silk thread used mainly to bind the edges of buttonholes.b. Tobacco leaves processed into the form of a rope or roll.c. A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together.d. A sliver of citrus peel twisted over or dropped into a beverage for flavoring.2. A spin, twirl, or rotation.3. Sports a. A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics.b. A spinning motion given to a ball when thrown or struck in a specific way.4. a. The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain.b. The degree or angle of torsional stress.5. a. A contortion or distortion of the body, especially the face.b. A distortion of meaning: gave my words a misleading twist.6. A sprain or wrench, as of an ankle.7. A change in direction; a turn: a sharp twist in the path.8. An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion: a twist of fate; a story with a quirky twist.9. A personal inclination or eccentricity; a penchant or flaw: an odd twist to his character.10. A dance characterized by vigorous gyrations of the hips and arms.Phrasal Verb: twist off To remove by twisting.Idioms: leave to twist/leave twisting in the wind To abandon (someone) to a bad situation, often as a recipient of blame: "If our envoy was so blameless, why had she been left to twist in the wind?" (William Safire). twist (someone's) arm Slang To pressure or coerce: If you twist my arm, I'll stay for a second beer.

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[Middle English twisten, to squeeze, be divided, from twist, a divided object, fork, rope, from Old English -twist; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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twist′a·bil′i·ty n.twist′a·ble adj.twist′ing·ly adv.twist′y adj.

twist

(twɪst) vb1. to cause (one end or part) to turn or (of one end or part) to turn in the opposite direction from another; coil or spin2. to distort or be distorted; change in shape3. to wind or cause to wind; twine, coil, or intertwine: to twist flowers into a wreath. 4. to force or be forced out of the natural form or position: to twist one's ankle. 5. (usually passive) to change or cause to change for the worse in character, meaning, etc; pervert: his ideas are twisted; she twisted the statement. 6. to revolve or cause to revolve; rotate7. (tr) to wrench with a turning action: to twist something from someone's grasp. 8. (intr) to follow a winding course9. (intr) to squirm, as with pain10. (Dancing) (intr) to dance the twist11. (tr) informal Brit to cheat; swindle12. twist someone's arm to persuade or coerce someonen13. the act or an instance of twisting14. something formed by or as if by twisting: a twist of hair. 15. a decisive change of direction, aim, meaning, or character16. (in a novel, play, etc) an unexpected event, revelation, or other development17. a bend: a twist in the road. 18. a distortion of the original or natural shape or form19. a jerky pull, wrench, or turn20. a strange personal characteristic, esp a bad one21. a confused mess, tangle, or knot made by twisting22. (Knitting & Sewing) a twisted thread used in sewing where extra strength is needed23. (Textiles) (in weaving) a specified direction of twisting the yarn24. (Dancing) the twist a modern dance popular in the 1960s, in which couples vigorously twist the hips in time to rhythmic music25. (Cookery) a bread loaf or roll made of one or more pieces of twisted dough26. a thin sliver of peel from a lemon, lime, etc, twisted and added to a drink27. (Recreational Drugs) a. a cigar made by twisting three cigars around one anotherb. chewing tobacco made in the form of a roll by twisting the leaves together28. (General Physics) physics torsional deformation or shear stress or strain29. (General Sporting Terms) sport chiefly US and Canadian spin given to a ball in various games, esp baseball30. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the extent to which the grooves in the bore of a rifled firearm are spiralled31. round the twist slang Brit mad; eccentric[Old English; related to German dialect Zwist a quarrel, Dutch twisten to quarrel] ˈtwistable adj ˌtwistaˈbility n ˈtwisted adj ˈtwisting adj ˈtwisty adj

twist

(twɪst)

v.t. 1. to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine. 2. to form by or as if by winding strands together. 3. to entwine (one thing) with another. 4. to wind or coil (something) about something else. 5. to alter in shape, as by turning the ends in opposite directions. 6. to turn sharply or wrench out of place; sprain: twisted his ankle. 7. to pull, tear, or break off by turning forcibly. 8. to contort: twisting her face in a wry smile. 9. to distort the meaning or form of; pervert: He accused us of twisting his comments. 10. to cause to become mentally or emotionally distorted; warp. 11. to form into a coil or knot by winding, rolling, etc. 12. to bend tortuously. 13. to cause to move with a rotary motion, as a ball pitched in a curve. 14. to turn (something) from one direction to another, as by rotating. v.i. 15. to be or become intertwined. 16. to wind or twine about something. 17. to writhe or squirm. 18. to take a spiral form or course. 19. to turn so as to face in another direction. 20. to turn, coil, or bend into a spiral shape. 21. to change shape under forcible turning or twisting. 22. to move with a progressive rotary motion, as a ball pitched in a curve. n. 23. a deviation in direction; curve; bend; turn. 24. a rotary motion or spin. 25. anything formed by or as if by twisting. 26. the act or process of twining strands together. 27. a twisting awry or askew. 28. distortion or perversion, as of meaning or form. 29. an eccentric turn or bent of mind. 30. spiral arrangement or form. 31. spiral movement or course. 32. an irregular bend; crook; kink. 33. a sudden, unanticipated change of course, as of events. 34. a novel treatment, method, etc. 35. the changing of the shape of anything by or as if by turning the ends in opposite directions. 36. the stress causing this alteration; torque. 37. a twisting or torsional action, force, or stress; torsion. 38. a full rotation of the body performed during a dive or vault. 39. a strong, twisted silk thread used for working buttonholes and for other purposes. 40. the direction of twisting in weaving yarn. 41. a loaf or roll of dough twisted and baked. 42. a strip of citrus peel used to flavor a drink. 43. a dance characterized by strongly rhythmic turns and twists of body. Idioms: twist someone's arm, to use force or coercion on someone. [1300–50; Middle English: to divide, derivative of twist divided object, rope (compare Old English -twist in candel-twist pair of snuffers); akin to twi-] twist′a•ble, adj. twist`a•bil′i•ty, n.

twist

Past participle: twisted
Gerund: twisting

Imperative
twist
twist

Present
I twist
you twist
he/she/it twists
we twist
you twist
they twist

Preterite
I twisted
you twisted
he/she/it twisted
we twisted
you twisted
they twisted

Present Continuous
I am twisting
you are twisting
he/she/it is twisting
we are twisting
you are twisting
they are twisting

Present Perfect
I have twisted
you have twisted
he/she/it has twisted
we have twisted
you have twisted
they have twisted

Past Continuous
I was twisting
you were twisting
he/she/it was twisting
we were twisting
you were twisting
they were twisting

Past Perfect
I had twisted
you had twisted
he/she/it had twisted
we had twisted
you had twisted
they had twisted

Future
I will twist
you will twist
he/she/it will twist
we will twist
you will twist
they will twist

Future Perfect
I will have twisted
you will have twisted
he/she/it will have twisted
we will have twisted
you will have twisted
they will have twisted

Future Continuous
I will be twisting
you will be twisting
he/she/it will be twisting
we will be twisting
you will be twisting
they will be twisting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been twisting
you have been twisting
he/she/it has been twisting
we have been twisting
you have been twisting
they have been twisting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been twisting
you will have been twisting
he/she/it will have been twisting
we will have been twisting
you will have been twisting
they will have been twisting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been twisting
you had been twisting
he/she/it had been twisting
we had been twisting
you had been twisting
they had been twisting

Conditional
I would twist
you would twist
he/she/it would twist
we would twist
you would twist
they would twist

Past Conditional
I would have twisted
you would have twisted
he/she/it would have twisted
we would have twisted
you would have twisted
they would have twisted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twist - an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"turn of events, turndevelopment - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
	2.	twist - an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"constructioninterpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
	3.	twist - 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"device, gimmicktactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical endmnemonic - a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recallfast one, trick - a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
	4.	twist - the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"spin, twirl, twisting, whirlrotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"pirouette - (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
	5.	twist - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"wrench, pullharm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.sprain - a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
	6.	twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tighttwirl, kinkcrease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
	7.	twist - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"bend, turn, crookcurve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changesbight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
	8.	twist - a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itselfeddycurrent, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"
	9.	twist - a jerky pulling movement wrenchmotion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	10.	twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hairbraid, plait, tresscoif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)queue - a braid of hair at the back of the headpigtail - a plait of braided hair
	11.	twist - 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"social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
	12.	twist - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"winding, windrotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
	13.	twist - turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"turntwiddle - a series of small (usually idle) twists or turnsrotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
Verb	1.	twist - 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"squirm, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestlemove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"wrench - make a sudden twisting motion
	2.	twist - 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"bend, deform, flex, turnchange form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or formdent, indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays"gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"crank - bend into the shape of a crankconvolute, convolve - curl, wind, or twist together
	3.	twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head"crick - twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"quirk - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"curl, wave - twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	4.	twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"distort, twinechange form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or formwring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shapemat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"spin - work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weavinguntwist - cause to become untwisted
	5.	twist - form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
	6.	twist - extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"curve, windbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"circumvolute - wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snailspiral - form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"snake - form a snake-like pattern; "The river snakes through the valley"
	7.	twist - do the twist trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
	8.	twist - 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"wrenchpull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
	9.	twist - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"twist around, convolute, pervert, sophisticatedenote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
	10.	twist - 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"sprain, wrick, rick, wrench, turninjure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

twist

verb1. coil, curl, wind, plait, wrap, screw, twirl She twisted her hair into a bun.2. intertwine, wind, weave, braid, interweave, plait, entwine, twine, wreathe, interlace The fibres are twisted together during spinning.3. turn (round), rotate, swivel (round), pivot, spin (round), revolve, skew (round) Hold your arms straight out and twist to the right and left.4. distort, screw up, contort, mangle The car was left a mess of twisted metal.
distort straighten, untwist5. sprain, turn, rick, wrench He fell and twisted his ankle.6. wind, turn, bend, curve, snake, weave, worm, loop, swerve, meander, zigzag, corkscrew The road twists and turns between pleasant little cottages.
wind straighten, unravel, unwind, unroll, uncoil, untwist7. misrepresent, distort, misquote, alter, change, pervert, warp, falsify, garble It's a shame the way the media can twist your words.8. squirm, wriggle, writhe He tried to twist out of my grasp.9. wring, squeeze, knead, mangle She sat there twisting her handkerchief for a while.noun1. surprise, change, turn, development, revelation This little story has a twist in its tail.2. development, emphasis, variation, slant The battle of the sexes took on a new twist.3. wind, turn, spin, swivel, twirl The bag is resealed with a simple twist of the valve.4. coil, roll, curl, hank, twine the bare bulb hanging from a twist of flex5. curve, turn, bend, loop, arc, kink, zigzag, convolution, dog-leg, undulation the twists and turns of the existing track6. trait, fault, defect, peculiarity, bent, characteristic, flaw, deviation, quirk, eccentricity, oddity, aberration, imperfection, kink, foible, idiosyncrasy, proclivity, crotchet If only she could alter this personality twist.7. sprain, turn, pull, jerk, wrench A twist of the ankle denied him a place on the substitutes bench.

twist

verb1. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course:coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, weave, wind, wreathe.2. To alter and spoil the natural form or appearance of:contort, deform, disfigure, distort, misshape.3. To give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, warp, wrench, wrest.Idiom: give a false coloring to.noun1. An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend:shift, tack, turn.2. A clever, unexpected new trick or method:gimmick.Informal: kicker, wrinkle.Slang: angle, kick.

Translations

扭曲扭转而成之物搓盘绕转动

twist

(twist) verb1. to turn round (and round). He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains. 轉動，盤繞 转动，盘绕 2. to wind around or together. He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope. 搓 搓3. to force out of the correct shape or position. The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully. 扭曲，扭傷 扭曲，扭伤 noun1. the act of twisting. 扭，搓 扭，搓 2. a twisted piece of something. He added a twist of lemon to her drink. 扭轉而成之物 扭转而成之物3. a turn, coil etc. There's a twist in the rope. 一圈(卷) 一圈（卷）... 4. a change in direction (of a story etc). The story had a strange twist at the end. 轉折 转折ˈtwisted adjective bent out of shape. a twisted branch; a twisted report. 變形的(走了樣的) 变形的（走了样的） ˈtwister noun a dishonest or deceiving person. 奸詐的人 奸诈的人

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