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单词 twistier
释义

twist /twist/

transitive verb
  1. To twine
  2. To unite or form by winding together
  3. To form from several threads
  4. To wind spirally
  5. To form into a spiral
  6. To wring
  7. To wrest
  8. To distort
  9. To force, pull out of natural shape, position, etc
  10. To entangle
  11. To impart a spin to
  12. To force round
  13. To eat heartily (often with down; old slang)
  14. To pervert, warp
  15. To swindle (informal)
intransitive verb
  1. To twine
  2. To coil
  3. To move spirally or tortuously
  4. To turn aside
  5. To revolve
  6. To writhe
  7. To dance the twist
  8. In the card game vingt-et-un (pontoon), to deal or receive a card face upwards
noun
  1. That which is twisted or formed by twisting
  2. A cord
  3. A strand
  4. Thread
  5. Silk thread
  6. Warp yarn
  7. A twisted part
  8. Torsion
  9. An act or manner of twisting
  10. A contortion
  11. A wrench
  12. A wresting
  13. A turning aside
  14. A spin, screw, or break
  15. A distortion
  16. A perverted bent or set
  17. An unexpected event or change of direction (lit and figurative)
  18. A tangle
  19. A twisted roll of tobacco or bread
  20. A small curled piece of lemon, etc flavouring a drink
  21. A spiral ornament in the stem of a glass
  22. A twig (obsolete)
  23. The fork of the body (obsolete)
  24. A mixed drink (slang)
  25. A good appetite (slang)
ORIGIN: OE twist rope (found in the compound mæst-twist a stay)

twistˈable adjective

twistˈed adjective

twistˈer noun

  1. Someone or something that twists
  2. Someone who dances the twist
  3. A sophistical, slippery, shuffling or dishonest person
  4. A ball sent with a twist
  5. A tornado (N American informal)

twistˈing noun and adjective

twistˈy adjective

twist drill noun

A drill for metal having one or more deep helical grooves round the body

twisted pair noun (computing and telecommunications)

A pair of electrically-insulated wires twisted together to form a single cable to improve signal transmission

twist grip noun

A control operated by twisting, eg the throttle on a motorcycle

twistˈ-off adjective

(of a lid, top, etc) able to be removed by twisting, and so not requiring a special opening device

round the twist (informal)

Crazy, mad

the twist

A dance which became popular in 1962, in which the dancer constantly twists the body

twist someone round one's little finger see under finger

twist someone's arm

To persuade someone, esp forcefully

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