Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3673
twist
转动;拧(旋钮等);使旋转
turn something, such as a knob or handle, or cause something to rotate
- 1.
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
将物体的两端(通常是线、绳等)朝相反方向扭转,通常使用力
- 2.
To join together by twining one part around another.
通过将一部分缠绕在另一部分上来连接在一起
- 3.
To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
扭曲;扭动;复杂化;螺旋状弯曲;卷绕
- 4.
To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
缠绕;围绕;通过交织结合
- 5.
To wind into; to insinuate.
缠入;渗入
- 6.
To turn a knob etc.
转动旋钮等
- 7.
To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
歪曲或改变词语的真相或意义
- 8.
To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
形成扭曲(在上述名词意义中)
- 9.
To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
通过错误方向弯曲而受伤(身体部位)
- 10.
To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
蜿蜒;沿曲折或波浪形路线行进;有许多弯曲
- 11.
To cause to rotate.
使旋转
- 12.
To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
跳扭摆舞(一种以扭动臀部为特点的舞蹈)
- 13.
To coax.
哄骗
- 14.
In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.
在二十一点游戏中,再要一张牌
扭伤(身体部位);歪曲;曲解;使扭曲;使成螺旋状;使复杂化;拧;绞;捻;搓;把…绞在一起
In use
She twisted the cap of the bottle to open it.
The road twists through the mountains.
He twisted the rope around the tree.
Verb forms
base twist · third person twists · -ing twisting · past twisted · past participle twisted
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- twist your ankle
- 扭伤脚踝
- I fell and twisted my ankle.我摔倒了,扭伤了脚踝。
- twist the lid off
- 拧开盖子
- She twisted the lid off the bottle.她拧开了瓶盖。
- twist the truth
- 歪曲事实
- Stop twisting the truth to suit your argument.别再歪曲事实来迎合你的论点了。
- twist together
- 把…缠绕在一起
- Twist the two strands together tightly.把两股线紧紧缠绕在一起。
- twist around
- 缠绕;环绕
- The vine twisted around the old fence.藤蔓缠绕在旧篱笆上。
- twist and turn
- 蜿蜒曲折;迂回曲折
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象双手把毛巾两端反向用力一拧:twist 开头的 t 像力点,wist 像 wind(弯绕),记住“拧、扭、扭伤”。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常对话、书面叙述、新闻报道 twist 作动词时,语体随含义略有变化:表示具体动作(如拧、扭、转动、扭伤)时,通常用于日常口语和一般描述;表示“歪曲、曲解”时,比较常见于书面语和新闻报道。总体上没有明显的正式或非正式之分,但具体搭配和语境会影响听感,建议根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: fist, list, mist, gist, wrist, and whist all share the final /ɪst/ sound with twist. Useful lookalikes that sound different: twine /twaɪn/, twitch /twɪtʃ/, and swift /swɪft/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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