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twister

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Meteorology
twist·er /ˈtwɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. British English informalCHEAT someone who cheats other people 骗子,奸诈的人2. American English informalHEM a tornado 龙卷风
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twisterBeing in a car that is lifted into the sky by a twister tends to give you good material.Soon these combined winds of dissent would grow into a twister of protest.I mistrust a twister like Herbert Samuel.She may be a back-stabbing, double-dealing, power-hungry twister, but she's one of my own kind.A team of scientists chases tornadoes, then the twisters chase the scientists.
twist·er nounChineseSyllable
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twister
twister /ˈtwɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: twist, twister; verb: twist; adjective: twisted
1. British English informal someone who cheats other people
2. American English informal a tornado


twist·erBrE /ˈtwɪstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtwɪstər/ 🔊 noun (NAmE, informal) a violent storm that is caused by a powerful spinning column of air 旋风;龙卷风 SYN tornado