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twist 的音标为英 [twɪst]、美 [twɪst],核心含义围绕“旋转、扭曲”展开,可作动词和名词,用法广泛且灵活。

一、动词用法

物理动作:拧、扭、转动

表示用手旋转某物,如拧瓶盖、扭把手:The cap should twist off easily.(这个瓶盖应该容易拧开)

描述身体部位转动:She twisted her head sideways and looked toward the door.(她侧头朝门看去)

指缠绕或编织:We twisted the bed sheets into a rope.(我们把床单搓成绳子)

形态改变:扭曲、扭伤

物体变形或身体受伤:He fell and twisted his ankle.(他摔倒扭伤了脚踝)

面部因情绪扭曲:Sophia's face twisted in pain.(索菲娅疼得脸都扭曲了)

抽象意义:歪曲、曲解

篡改事实或话语:The papers twisted everything I said.(报纸把我的话全都歪曲了)

路径或线条:蜿蜒、曲折

描述道路或河流的走向:The roads twist around hairpin bends.(道路呈U字形蜿蜒曲折)

二、名词用法

具体事物:拧、扭、弯曲处

旋转动作或结果:She gave the lid another twist and it came off.(她又拧了一下,盖子开了)

道路或河流的拐弯处:The accident happened at the twist in the road.(事故发生在道路拐弯处)

抽象概念:转折、意外变化

事件的突然转变:The battle of the sexes also took a new twist.(两性之争出现了新的变数)

命运的无常:But for a cruel twist of fate, he could now be running his own business.(要不是时运不济,他现在可能经营着自己的公司)

其他含义

螺旋形物体:A thin twist of smoke curled from the chimney.(一缕轻烟从烟囱中缭绕升起)

舞蹈或音乐:the twist(扭摆舞,20世纪60年代流行的舞蹈)

三、常用短语搭配

twist one's arm:强迫某人做某事

They had to twist my arm to convince me to volunteer.(他们强迫我去做志愿者,但我后来发现自己很喜欢)

twist (someone) around (one's) little finger:完全控制某人

The child has twisted his parents around his little finger.(这孩子把父母完全拿捏在手心)

twists and turns:迂回曲折(常指路径或事件)

the twists and turns of economic policy(经济政策的一波三折)

a twist of fate:命运的转折

In a cruel twist of fate, his brother also fell ill.(命运弄人,他的兄弟也病倒了)

四、例句

动词(物理动作):Twist the wire to form a circle.(把铁丝弯成一个