| 释义 | twister
 twist·erT0439100 (twĭs′tər)n.1.  One that twists, as in the manufacture of rope or yarn.2.  Sports A ball thrown or batted with a twist.3.  Informal A tornado or cyclone.twister(ˈtwɪstə) n1. Brit a swindling or dishonest person2. a person or thing that twists, such as a device used in making ropes3.  (Physical Geography) US and Canadian an informal name for tornado4.  (General Sporting Terms) a ball moving with a twisting motiontwist•er(ˈtwɪs tər)
 n.    1.  a person or thing that twists.    2.  Informal. a whirlwind or tornado.  [1475–85]
 twisterwhirlwind.See also: WindThesaurusTranslations| Noun | 1. |  twister - a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the groundtornadocyclone - a violent rotating windstormsupertwister - the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage; "supertwisters are fortunately rare"waterspout - a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist |  |  | 2. |  twister - small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnutscrullerfriedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat | 
 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twister
 arm-twisterOne who pressures or forces someone into doing something. Oh, she immediately agreed to come tonight—I didn't even have to be an arm-twister. They had to be arm-twisters to convince me to start volunteering, but when I finally did, I realized how much I loved it.brain-twisterA puzzle or riddle that is challenging to solve. Boy, that's a real brain-twister—anyone got any ideas for what it could mean?arm-twistern. someone who uses strong persuasion.  I hate to seem like an arm-twister, but I really need your help on this project.brain-twisterand brain-teaser n. a puzzle, especially one that requires thinking.  Can you help me with this brain-teaser?   I can spend my whole vacation doing brain-twisters.twister1.  n. a key. (Underworld.)  Marlon snatched the jailer’s twisters and waited until midnight to try something.  2.  n. a tornado.  A twister touched down yesterday at an isolated farm seventy miles north of Adamsville.  3.  n. a drunken spree. (see also bender.) Harry’s off on a twister again.Twister
 twister[′twis·tər]  (meteorology) In the United States, a colloquial term for tornado.   (solid-state physics) A piezoelectric crystal that generates a voltage when twisted.Twistera machine in textile production for manufacturing twisted threads, twine, cord, string, and so forth. The basic operating part of traditional twisters is the spindle, which, in spinning, gives a twist to the thread and carries the package with the thread to be twisted. Also used for making twisted thread are spinner-twisters, which combine four production operations (spinning, doubling, twisting, and winding the thread on the bobbin).MedicalSeeTWiST TWISTER
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 Synonyms for twisternoun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the groundSynonymsRelated Wordscyclonesupertwisterwaterspout
 noun small friedcake formed into twisted strips and friedSynonymsRelated Words |