twist
verb
uk/twɪst/us/twɪst/twistverb(TURN)
C2[IorT]
toturnsomething,especiallyrepeatedly, or toturnorwrapone thing around another:
转动，旋转；缠绕，盘绕Thepathtwistsandturnsfor over amile.这条小路弯弯曲曲，长达1英里多。
Shesattherenervouslytwisting theringaround on herfinger.她紧张地坐在那儿，不停地转着手指上的戒指。
She twisted herhead(round) so she couldseewhat washappening.她扭过头来，想看看发生了什么事。
Twist theropetightlyround thatpostover there.把绳子紧紧缠在那根柱子上。
C1[T]
If you twist apartofyourbody, such asyourankle, youinjureit bysuddenlyturningit:
扭伤（脚踝等）Sheslippedon theiceand twisted herknee.她在冰上滑了一跤，结果扭伤了膝盖。
to hurt someone physically
- hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
- injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
- woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
- maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
- tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
- stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
- "How do I get thetopoff thisbottle?" "Push it down and twist it anti-clockwise."
- Shefellawkwardlywhen she wasskiingand twisted herankle.
- After twisting andturningfor a while, hemanagedtowrigglefree.
- We twisted thepiecesofwiretogether.
- He usedsupernaturalpowersto twistmetal.
Bending, twisting and curving
- ball up
- bendy
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- describe
- entwine
- flex
- flexion
- flexure
- fluted
- matted
- meander
- sinuous
- torsion
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- true
- twiddly
- wring
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Injuring and injuries
twistverb(CHANGE)
C2[T]disapproving
tochangeinformationso that it gives themessageyouwantit to give,especiallyin a way that isdishonest:
曲解，歪曲Thisreportshowshow she twisted thetruthtoclaimsuccesses where none, infact,existed.这份报告表明她歪曲事实，她所宣称的那些成就其实根本不存在。
You're twisting my words - that's not what I said at all.你在歪曲我的话——我根本不是那样说的。
to say something not true in order to deceive
- lieAll she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says.
- tell a lieI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree.
- lie through your teethHe lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it.
- fibI don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.
- misleadI'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married.
- deludeHe's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion.
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimation
- acclimatization
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- amendment
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
- configure
- counter-adaptation
- pliancy
- pliant
- pliantly
- putsomethingback
- putsomething/someoneforward
- unacclimatized
- unadapted
- unamended
- writesomeoneout ofsomething
- Zelig
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Lies, lying & hypocrisy
Idioms
twistsomeone'sarm
twistsomeonearoundyourlittle finger
twist
noun
uk/twɪst/us/twɪst/twistnoun(TURN)
[C]
anactof twisting something:
扭动，转动She gave thecapanother twist to makesureit wastight.她又拧了一下盖子，以确保盖紧了。
an Elvis-style twist of thehips猫王式的臀部扭动
[C]
theshapeof or apieceof something that has been twisted:
螺旋状（物）；麻花状（物）；辫子形（物）a twistofhair麻花辫
a twistoflemon柠檬片卷
[C]
atightbend:
急转弯apathwith many twistsandturns蜿蜒曲折的小路
- Have youheardthelatesttwist in thesagaof Gary'sdivorce?
- All hisstorieshave anunexpectedtwist at the end.
- By astrangetwist offate, were both in New York on thatday.
Bending, twisting and curving
- ball up
- bendy
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- describe
- entwine
- flex
- flexion
- flexure
- fluted
- matted
- meander
- sinuous
- torsion
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- true
- twiddly
- wring
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Geometry: bends, loops & curves
Road surfaces & features
twistnoun(CHANGE)
[C]
achangein the way in which somethinghappens:
变化；转折；改变Thestorytookasurprisetwist today withmediareportsthat thedoctorhadresigned.媒体报道该医生已经辞职，从而使事情在今天有了惊人的转折。
Theincidentwas thelatesttwist in thecontinuingsagaoffraudand highscandalinbanksandstockbrokerages.此事件是银行和股票经纪公司持续不断的诈骗和高层丑闻的最新发展。
But for acrueltwistoffate/fortune, he could now berunninghis ownbusiness.要不是时运不济，他现在可能正在经营自己的公司了。
There's anunexpectedtwistin/totheplottowards the end of thefilm.电影结尾部分的情节出人意料。
[C]
acomplicatedsituationorplanofaction:
复杂的形势；复杂的行动计划the twistsandturnsoffate命运的曲折变化
It hasprovedverydifficulttounravelthe twistsandturnsandcontradictionsof theevidence.事实已经证明，要理清复杂且矛盾丛生的证据的确不容易。
Change and changes
- adjustment
- alteration
- anti-evolutionism
- be ahead of the curveidiom
- blip
- flip-flop
- fluctuation
- gyrate
- gyration
- inconstancy
- reversal
- reversion
- revolution
- rhythm
- sea change
- unsteady
- untick
- variation
- vicissitudes
- youthquake
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Difficult things and people
twistnoun(DANCE)
the twist[S]
adancein whichpeoplestayin oneplaceand twisttheirbodiesfromsidetosidetomusic
扭摆舞Dance & choreography
- arabesque
- backing dancer
- backspin
- backup dancer
- ballerina
- cut a rugidiom
- dabbing
- dance
- dance studio
- dancer
- morris dance
- morris dancer
- morris dancing
- mosh
- mosher
- Terpsichore
- terpsichorean
- throw shapesidiom
- tights
- tutu
twistnoun(HAIR)
twists
[plural]
ahairstylein which thehairisdividedinto manysections, then eachsectiondividedinto twopartsthat are twisted around each other toformatypeofbraid:
Twists are apopularhairstyleforAfrohair.
Twists areconsideredaprotectivehairstylethathelpstopreventknotsandtanglesinnaturallycurlyhair.
Hairstyles
- Afro
- Afro puff
- bandeau
- Bantu knots
- barnet
- blow-dry
- bowl cut
- chignon
- fade
- hair extension
- hairdo
- kiss curl
- plait
- pudding basin
- relaxed
- shake out
- sidelock
- skinhead
- spiked
- undercut
Idiom
be/go round the twist