twist/twɪst/

vt

1. 使弯曲；扭弯

• He twisted the wire into the shape of a right-angled triangle. 他把一根铁丝扭弯，形成了一个直角三角形。

2. 扭脱；扭转

• twist the cap off a tube of tooth-paste 把牙膏管的盖子拧下来

• We twisted apples off a tree. 我们从树上摘下苹果。

3. 捻；搓；捻成；编织

• I twisted a garland out of clovers. 我用苜蓿编了一个花环。

4. 卷绕；使…缠绕

• The girl twisted her hair around her fingers to make it curl. 那女孩把头发卷绕在手指上，使头发卷曲。

5. 曲解；歪曲

• The paper twisted everything he said. 报纸把他的话全都歪曲了。

• He always twists what I say. 他总是曲解我的话。

6. 扭伤；扭歪

• I fell and twisted my ankle. 我跌了一跤，把脚踝扭伤了。

• His face was twisted with pain. 他疼得龇牙咧嘴。

vi

1. 蜿蜒曲折而行

• We twisted through the crowd. 我们在人群中左转右绕。

2. 扭动；蠕动

• He twisted in his seat to see who was coming in. 他在座位上扭动着身体，想看看是谁进来了。

词组twist up 扭歪；把…弄得不正常

• A sudden stab of pain twisted me up. 一阵突然的剧痛使我挺不起身来。

• She's twisted up with jealousy. 她因猜忌而心理失常。