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单词 twine
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twine

noun
/twaɪn/
/twaɪn/
[uncountable]
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  1. strong string that has two or more strands (= single thin pieces of string) twisted together
    Word OriginOld English twīn ‘thread, linen’, from the Germanic base of twi- ‘two’; related to Dutch twijn.

twine

verb
/twaɪn/
/twaɪn/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they twine
/twaɪn/
/twaɪn/
he / she / it twines
/twaɪnz/
/twaɪnz/
past simple twined
/twaɪnd/
/twaɪnd/
past participle twined
/twaɪnd/
/twaɪnd/
-ing form twining
/ˈtwaɪnɪŋ/
/ˈtwaɪnɪŋ/
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  1. twine (something) around/round/through/in something to wind or twist around something; to make something do this
    • ivy twining around a tree trunk
    • She twined her arms around my neck.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTwine is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • ivy
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    Word OriginOld English twīn ‘thread, linen’, from the Germanic base of twi- ‘two’; related to Dutch twijn.
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