| 单词 | twine |
| 释义 | twine twine1 —twineable, adj. —twiner, n. /twuyn/, n. , v. , twined, twining. n. 1. a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together. 2. an act of twining, twisting, or interweaving. 3. a coiled or twisted object or part; convolution. 4. a twist or turn in anything. 5. a knot or tangle. v.t. 6. to twist together; interwind; interweave. 7. to form by or as by twisting together: to twine a wreath. 8. to twist (one strand, thread, or the like) with another; interlace. 9. to insert with a twisting or winding motion (usually fol. by in or into): He twined his fingers in his hair. 10. to clasp or enfold (something) around something else; place by or as if by winding (usually fol. by about, around, etc.): She twined her arms about the sculpture and carried it away. 11. to cause (a person, object, etc.) to be encircled with something else; wreathe; wrap: They twined the arch with flowers. v.i. 12. to wind about something; twist itself in spirals (usually fol. by about, around, etc.): Strangling vines twined about the tree. 13. to wind in a sinuous or meandering course. [bef. 900; ME twine (n.), twinen (v.), OE twin (n.) lit., a double or twisted thread; c. D twijn; akin to G Zwirn, ON tvinni thread, twine; see TWI-] twine2 /twuyn/, v.t., v.i., twined, twining. Scot. to separate; part. Also, twin. [1175-1225; late ME twinen, var. of earlier twinnen, deriv. of twin TWIN1] |
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