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单词 untwist
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untwist in British English

(ʌnˈtwɪst)
verb
1. (transitive)
to untangle
Untwist and untangle the newly washed garments.
2. (transitive)
to straighten out
a pair of pliers to untwist the wire
3. (transitive)
to unravel or separate the strands of
4. (transitive)
to unscrew or loosen
He untwisted the cap.
5. (intransitive)
to become straight
If you apply an electric charge to liquid crystal molecules, they untwist.
6. (intransitive)
to unravel or separate
You can never leave the ends loose or they'll untwist.

untwist in American English

(ʌnˈtwɪst)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to turn in the opposite direction so as to loosen or separate; untwine

Examples of 'untwist' in a sentence
untwist

By this time the waiter was so unnerved that he could hardly untwist the wire around the cork.
Howatch, Susan ULTIMATE PRIZES (2003)
Taking the bottle from her hands, he began to untwist the wire from the cork.
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (2003)
I lie under a tartan rug and my fingers twist and plait its fringe; plait, untwist, plait again: the wool is rough against my fingertips.
Hilary Mantel LEARNING TO TALK: SHORT STORIES (2003)
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