twist

Word family  noun twist twister adjective twisted verb twist

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++twist1 /twɪst/ ●●○ S3 verb  1  move 移动 [intransitive, transitive]TURN a) to turn a part of your body around or change your position by turning 扭动（身体） He twisted his head slightly, and looked up at her. 他微微扭过头，抬眼看着她。twist round/around She twisted round, so that she could see the dog better. 她转过身子，以便更清楚地看到那条狗。 b) if you twist your mouth or features, you smile in an unpleasant way or look angry, disapproving etc 〔不愉快地、生气地或不赞同地〕歪起嘴苦笑，扭歪着脸笑 His mouth twisted in a humourless smile. 他歪起嘴干巴巴地笑着。2  bend 弯曲 [transitive]BEND to bend or turn something, such as wire, hair, or cloth, into a particular shape 扭，拧；扭转成；使弯曲twist something into something She twisted her handkerchief into a knot. 她把手帕绕成一个结。twist something together Twist the two ends of the wire together. 把电线的两端拧在一起。3  wind 盘绕 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to wind something around or through an object 盘绕，缠绕twist something round/around/through etc something She twisted a silk scarf round her neck. 她把一条真丝围巾围在脖子上。 Ann twisted some daisies through Katherine’s thick brown hair. 安把几朵雏菊缠绕在凯瑟琳浓密的棕色头发上。4  turn 转动 [transitive]TURN to turn something in a circle using your hand 〔用手〕转动，旋动twist something off (something) Jack twisted the cap off the bottle. 杰克旋开了瓶盖。5  road/river 道路/河流 [intransitive]TURN if a road, river etc twists, it changes direction in a series of curves 曲折；盘旋；蜿蜒 The road twisted between spectacular mountains. 道路盘旋在壮丽的群山之间。6  words 词语 [transitive]CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to change the true or intended meaning of a statement, especially in order to get some advantage for yourself 歪曲，曲解 He’s always trying to twist my words and make me look bad. 他总是要曲解我的话，丑化我的形象。7  twist your ankle/wrist/knee INJUREto hurt your wrist etc by pulling or turning it too suddenly while you are moving 扭伤脚踝/手腕/膝盖 Harriet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle. 哈丽雅特在楼梯上滑倒，扭伤了脚踝。► see thesaurus at hurt8  twist and turn a) TURNif a path, road, stream etc twists and turns, it has a lot of bends in it 〔道路、溪流等〕弯弯曲曲，蜿蜒 The river twists and turns through the green fields. 河流弯弯曲曲穿过绿色的田野。 b) TURNif a person or animal twists and turns, they make twisting movements 〔人或动物〕扭动身体9  twist somebody’s arm a) informalPERSUADE to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do 强迫某人做某事，向某人施加压力 No one twisted my arm about coming to see you. 没人强迫我来看你。 b) INJUREto bend someone’s arm upwards behind their back in order to hurt them 把某人的手臂反扭到背后 The policeman twisted my arm behind me and arrested me. 警察把我的手臂反扭到背后，逮捕了我。 → twist/wrap somebody around your little finger at finger1(8), → twist the knife (in the wound) at knife1(3)→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

twist• We twisted a wire coathanger and used it to open the car door.• Then in 1850, a wire suspension bridge twisted and crumpled under the tread of marching troops.• We twisted and tugged to get the mussels loose from their shells.• The streets are narrow and twist and turn and it is not advisable to take a car up them.• Max twisted around to see who had entered the room.• The road twisted back and forth up the side of the mountain.• The path twisted back and forth up the side of the mountain.• The lawyers twisted everything I said to make it look as if I was guilty.• Every time I try to talk to him about it, he just twists everything I say.• The quote was recorded six months before Dall was shoved aside by Ranieri to be left twisting in the wind by Gutfreund.• Her long blonde hair was twisted into a knot on the back of her head.• She was fiddling self-consciously with her wedding ring, twisting it around below her knuckle.• "I can't get the top off." "Try twisting it the other way."• We approached Assisi via the dusty road that twists its way up Monte Subasio.• First the highway twists low, plunging me into Glenwood Canyon.• He's always trying to twist my words and make me look bad.• Wrap the paper around the candy and twist the ends shut.• Laura twisted the handkerchief in her hands nervously.• The hangman then twisted the ladder away, turning off the victim.• Able to twist them, direct them, fill them with ecstasy, or torment them.• A dry stream bed twisted through thick tree roots.• Write very clearly so that no one can twist your meaning.twisted ... head• Church twisted his head sideways as if the writing were the wrong way round.• Ember twisted his head to ease the strain in his neck.• He twisted his head to gulp in air.• She relaxed then tightened her muscles again, moaning as she twisted her head to one side.• Sensing their presence on the threshold of the door, it twisted its head up towards them with a atrocious snarl.twist ... words• You see how the paper ruthlessly twisted words to manipulate the readers' attention.twist2 ●○○ noun [countable]  1  CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTan unexpected feature or change in a situation or series of events 〔形势或事态的〕意外转折a new/cruel/unexpected/strange etc twist The robbery took a deadly new twist as the robber pulled out a gun. 抢劫事件出现了关乎生死的新变数——劫匪掏出了枪。 an unexpected twist in the plot 故事情节意想不到的转折 By an amazing twist of fate, we met again in Madrid five years later. 命运的安排让人惊奇，五年后我们在马德里又相遇了。2  TURNBENDa twisting action or movement 扭，拧，捻，搓 He smiled, a slow cynical twist of his lips. 他笑了，嘴巴慢慢一歪，带着嘲笑的意味。3. TURNa bend in a river or road 〔河流或道路的〕曲折处，弯子，转弯处4  PIECEa small piece of something that is twisted into a particular shape 卷曲物twist of a twist of lemon 一片螺旋状柠檬5. the twist APDa popular fast dance from the 1960s in which you twist your body from side to side 扭摆舞〔盛行于20世纪60年代〕6  round the twist British English spoken a) CRAZYcrazy 发疯的 ‘The woman’s mad, ’ she told herself. ‘She’s round the twist.’ “那女人疯了。”她对自己说，“她真是疯了。” b) ANGRYvery angry 十分生气的 —twisty adjective a twisty road 蜿蜒的道路 → (don’t) get your knickers in a twist at knickers(3)

Examples from the Corpus

twist• She takes her hair down from a twist to pose.• Lorna wears her hair in a twist.• Styling gel was applied to the ends which were then finished with a twist.• a martini with a twist• The diamond sparkled with each twist of the chain.• It has enough twists and fakes, double-crosses and sneak attacks to keep your mind spinning.• And the sporty model, with its bigger tires, felt better in highway twists and turns than its richer sibling.• Do as many twists as you can.• The path has a lot of twists and turns.• The authorities have set a limit of one twist per customer per week, which is no way to handle the problem.• Installing the twist anchors and screwing down the decking should prevent a problem with twisting.a new/cruel/unexpected/strange etc twist• And a new twist is given to the urge to be a Napoleon.• These accounts portray life behind bars as a cruel twist on the Hobbesian description of life: nasty, brutish and long.• Then, in a new twist, the Raiders actually reached the end zone.• The effect is a new twist from an old idea, like the band itself.• There is nothing trendy, no attempt to take something old and it give it a new twist.• Now a new twist to the tale has been uncovered by an author who claims to know why the playwright was murdered.• Here was a new twist to the Hsu Fu story.twist of• a twist of lemonOrigin twist1 (1300-1400) Old English twist “rope”

twist1 verbtwist2 nounChinese  

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twist¹ S3 /twɪst/ verb1.  MOVE  [intransitive and transitive]
  a. to turn a part of your body around or change your position by turning:
    He twisted his head slightly, and looked up at her.
    twist round/around
    She twisted round, so that she could see the dog better.
  b. if you twist your mouth or features, you smile in an unpleasant way or look angry, disapproving etc:
    His mouth twisted in a humourless smile.
2.  BEND  [transitive] to bend or turn something, such as wire, hair, or cloth, into a particular shape
    twist something into something
    She twisted her handkerchief into a knot.
    twist something together
    Twist the two ends of the wire together.
3.  WIND  [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to wind something around or through an object
    twist something round/around/through etc something
    She twisted a silk scarf round her neck.
    Ann twisted some daisies through Katherine’s thick brown hair.
4.  TURN  [transitive] to turn something in a circle using your hand
    twist something off (something)
    Jack twisted the cap off the bottle.
5.  ROAD/RIVER  [intransitive] if a road, river etc twists, it changes direction in a series of curves:
    The road twisted between spectacular mountains.
6.  WORDS  [transitive] to change the true or intended meaning of a statement, especially in order to get some advantage for yourself:
    He’s always trying to twist my words and make me look bad.
7. twist your ankle/wrist/knee to hurt your wrist etc by pulling or turning it too suddenly while you are moving:
    Harriet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.
8. twist and turn
  a. if a path, road, stream etc twists and turns, it has a lot of bends in it:
    The river twists and turns through the green fields.
  b. if a person or animal twists and turns, they make twisting movements
9. twist sb’s arm
  a. informal to persuade someone to do something they do not want to do:
    No one twisted my arm about coming to see you.
  b. to bend someone’s arm upwards behind their back in order to hurt them:
    The policeman twisted my arm behind me and arrested me.
⇨ twist/wrap somebody around your little finger at finger¹(8), ⇨ twist the knife (in the wound) at knife¹(3)

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twist² noun [countable]1. an unexpected feature or change in a situation or series of events
    a new/cruel/unexpected/strange etc twist
    The robbery took a deadly new twist as the robber pulled out a gun.
    an unexpected twist in the plot
    By an amazing twist of fate, we met again in Madrid five years later.
2. a twisting action or movement:
    He smiled, a slow cynical twist of his lips.
3. a bend in a river or road
4. a small piece of something that is twisted into a particular shape
    twist of
    a twist of lemon
5. the twist a popular fast dance from the 1960s in which you twist your body from side to side
6. round the twist British English spoken
  a. crazy:
    ‘The woman’s mad,’ she told herself. ‘She’s round the twist.’
  b. very angry
—twisty adjective:
    a twisty road
⇨ (don’t) get your knickers in a twist at knickers(3)

Twist
Twist, Oliver
the main character in the book Oliver Twist by Charles dickens