twist

音标：[twɪst]

词性：动词、名词

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中文翻译

动词：扭转、拧、扭曲、使弯曲

名词：扭转、转动、旋转、扭曲、曲折

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读音

twist [twɪst]

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词汇用法

作为动词：

twist (vt.)：扭曲、拧

例句：She twisted the cap off the bottle.
(她把瓶盖拧开。)

 

twist (vt.)：扭伤

例句：He twisted his ankle while playing soccer.
(他在踢足球时扭伤了脚踝。)

 

twist (vt.)：使某物弯曲或弯转

例句：He twisted the wire into a spiral shape.
(他把电线扭成了螺旋形。)

 

twist (vi.)：转动，旋转

例句：She twisted in her seat to see what was going on.
(她转过身去，看发生了什么事。)

 

twist (vt.)：对事实或事情进行曲解，扭曲

例句：The media twisted his words to create a scandal.
(媒体扭曲了他的话，制造了丑闻。)

 

作为名词：

twist (n.)：扭曲、弯曲

例句：The road had many twists and turns.
(这条路有很多弯道。)

 

twist (n.)：一种突然的变化或转折

例句：The plot of the movie had an unexpected twist.
(电影的情节有一个意外的转折。)

 

twist (n.)：曲折的部分或形式

例句：There was a twist in the conversation when she mentioned the secret.
(当她提到那个秘密时，谈话发生了转折。)

 

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常见短语搭配

twist of fate：命运的转折

例句：It was a cruel twist of fate that they missed their flight.
(错过航班是命运的残酷转折。)

 

twist someone's arm：说服某人做某事，强迫某人

例句：I didn’t want to go, but he twisted my arm.
(我本不想去，但他强迫我去。)

 

twist in the wind：被遗弃，处于困境中

例句：After the scandal, he was left twisting in the wind.
(丑闻发生后，他被抛弃在困境中。)

 

give something a twist：稍作修改或改变

例句：Let’s give this idea a twist and try something new.
(我们稍微修改一下这个想法，试试新方式。)

 

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词义扩展

twisted (形容词)：扭曲的，变态的，复杂的

例句：The twisted path led us to a hidden cave.
(弯曲的小路把我们带到了一个隐藏的洞穴。)

 

twist and shout (俗语)：激烈地大喊或表现出情绪

例句：He couldn’t help but twist and shout when he saw the surprise.
(看到惊喜时，他情不自禁地大喊大叫。)

 

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总结

"Twist" 是一个多功能的词，既可以表示物理上的扭曲或旋转，也可以引申为某些事情的意外转折或变化。在日常生活中，它的应用非常广泛，能够描述各种转动、改变、甚至是情节的转折。