单词 | retwisting |
释义 | > as lemmasreˈtwisting reˈtwisting n. ΚΠ 1832 W. O. Pughe Dict. Welsh Lang. (ed. 2) I. 400/1 Dattroiad,..a retwisting. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 248 The cost of re-winding and re-twisting..[is] about 5s. 1929 Pop. Mech. June 1035/1 If the cooler is suspended by two strands of reasonably long rope which are twisted a number of turns, it will revolve back and forth for quite a while by the untwisting and retwisting of the strands. 1993 Internat. Rev. Cytol. 147 115 Reversals are abrupt (i.e., completed in less than 10 msec including the untwisting of the filament followed by retwisting in the opposite direction). 2005 K. R. Reel Best Test Prepar. for AP Environmental Sci. viii. 186 One portion of the solution may lie with the ‘re-twisting’ of the Kissimmee River, which was turned into a straight channel several years ago to promote navigation. < as lemmas |
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