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单词 twister
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twister


twist·er

T0439100 (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 motion

twist•er

(ˈtwɪs tər)

n. 1. a person or thing that twists. 2. Informal. a whirlwind or tornado. [1475–85]

twister

whirlwind.See also: Wind
Thesaurus
Noun1.twister - a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the groundtwister - 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 friedtwister - 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
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奸诈的人

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-twister

One 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-twister

A 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-twister

n. someone who uses strong persuasion. I hate to seem like an arm-twister, but I really need your help on this project.

brain-twister

and 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.

twister

1. 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.

Twister

 

a 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).

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  • noun

Synonyms for twister

noun a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

Synonyms

  • tornado

Related Words

  • cyclone
  • supertwister
  • waterspout

noun small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried

Synonyms

  • cruller

Related Words

  • friedcake
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