Word · Frequency #24356
twines
缠绕；盘绕
twines is the third person singular of twine.
to wind or coil around something
- 1.
To weave together.
编织在一起。
- 2.
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
缠绕,如一根线绕在另一根线上,或任何柔性物质绕在另一物体上。
- 3.
spin,wind, or twist together
捻、绕或扭在一起
- 4.
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
缠绕；拥抱；交织。
- 5.
arrange or or coil around
缠绕或盘绕
- 6.
To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
相互缠绕；相互交织。
- 7.
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
缠绕；弯曲；转动；蜿蜒。
- 8.
To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.
沿支撑物螺旋上升；螺旋攀爬。
捻；搓；交织；攀缘；缠绕向上生长；蜿蜒；曲折；编织在一起。；缠绕,如一根线绕在另一根线上,或任何柔性物质绕在另一物体上。
In use
The morning glory twined around the garden trellis.
She twined the two ropes together to make a stronger line.
I watched the vine slowly twining up the balcony rail.
Twine the threads into a rope
Twine the thread around the spool
Verb forms
base twine · third person twines · -ing twining · past twined · past participle twined
缠绕，编织
Connections
Collocations
- twine around
- 缠绕在…周围
- The morning glory twined around the porch pillar.牵牛花缠绕在门廊柱子上。
- twine together
- 缠绕在一起；交织在一起
- The strands twined together to form a strong cord.这些线缠绕在一起，结成了一根结实的绳子。
- twine through
- 蜿蜒穿过；盘绕穿行
- A narrow stream twined through the meadow.一条小溪蜿蜒穿过草地。
- twine into
- 捻成；编织成
- Workers twined the flax into a coarse rope.工人们把亚麻捻成一根粗绳。
- twine with
- 与…缠绕在一起；与…交织在一起
- The rose bushes twined with the jasmine along the trellis.玫瑰丛和茉莉花沿着棚架缠绕在一起。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 twine 拆成 tw + line：tw 像 two，line 是线——两根线绕在一起，就是“缠绕、捻”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：植物攀爬或蔓生、手工编织或线绳缠绕、文学作品中的描写 twine 作动词时，多用于书面语或文学描写，常见搭配如 twine around/up/together。日常口语中表示“缠绕”更常说 wind、wrap 或 twist，因此使用时需注意语域。若指藤蔓沿支撑物螺旋上升，可用 twine up/around。整体属于中性书面词，不适合随意口语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with twine /twaɪn/: stressed vowel /aɪ/ followed by /n/. Beware the lookalike twin /twɪn/, which has a short vowel and does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.