| 单词 | to twist in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto twist in b. to twist in, to initiate or swear in as a member or associate of the Luddites. to twist out: see quot. 1883; also literal, to get out (a strand) from a cord by unravelling it. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > worker > those involved in labour relations > those involved in labour relations or associations [verb (transitive)] > initiate as member of Luddites to twist in1813 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] > separate from main body > by specific means ring-fence1870 to twist out1887 screen1943 1813 Ann. Reg. 1812 Chron. 63/1 Offering five guineas bounty, and 15s. per week to all that would be twisted in. 1813 B. Walker in Examiner 11 Jan. 21/2 The murder was well known amongst those twisted in. 1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield Twisted out, after the trials at York, an order in Council directed that..the Luddites..should go before a magistrate, and be twisted out, as it was called; that is, they took the Oath of Allegiance. 1887 J. Hutchison Lect. Philippians iv. 35 The whole cordage..has a red thread moving throughout it, which cannot be twisted out without undoing it all. < as lemmas |
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