1. vt. & vi.扭，搓，缠绕　 wind; coil
2. vt.转动；拧　 turn with a winding motion; rotate
3. vt.歪曲，曲解　 change the meaning of; distort

　～ one's ankle　扭伤脚踝
　～ one's arm　施加压力，强迫，扭转某人的臂膀使其感到痛苦
　～ the cork　拧瓶塞
　～ the facts　歪曲事实
　～ the knob　拧把手
　～ the rope　编绳子
　～ threads　把纱线捻在一起
　～ the wet socks　把湿袜子拧干
　～ one's words　歪曲某人的话
　～ upwards　烟缭绕上升
　～ deftly　熟练地编织
　～ deliberately　故意曲解
　～ easily　容易扭曲
　～ up on the mountain　（公路）沿山腰盘旋而上
　～ sth into　把某物搓成…，把某物编成…
　～ sth into a certain shape　把某物扭成某种形状
　～ flowers into a wreath　把鲜花编成花圈
　～ the sheets into a rope　将床单搓成绳子
　～ out of　把…扭曲使其变（形等）
　～ sth out of shape　把某物扭曲使其变形
　～ round〔around〕　把…绕在…上
　～ round sb's arm　缠绕在某人的胳膊上
　～ round a branch　缠绕在树枝上
　～ sb round one's little finger　摆布某人，左右某人
　～ sb's hair round his finger　把头发绕在手指上
　～ a rope round the post　把绳子绕在柱子上
　～ through　曲折通过
　～ through valleys　（河流）蜿蜒流过山谷
　～ one's way through a crowd　在人群中曲折穿行
　～ with pain　（脸）痛得扭歪了

　The wire twisted easily.　这金属线很容易扭弯。
　Suddenly the snake twisted.　突然，蛇扭动了一下。
　The metal frame tends to twist under pressure.　这种金属框受压后容易变形。
　The path twisted down.　小路蜿蜒而下。
　Downstream the river twists and turns a lot.　这条河的下游弯弯曲曲。
　His face twisted with pain.　他痛得脸都扭歪了。
　His mouth twisted down at the corners as though he was going to cry.　他的嘴角咧着，仿佛快要哭了。
　The girl twisted her braids of hair on the head.　这女孩把发辫缠绕在头上。
　He twisted the three ropes to make one very strong rope.　他把三根绳子搓在一起，做成了一根结实的绳子。
　If you twist the cork, it will come out of the bottle.　你一拧那个瓶塞就会把它从瓶子上拿下来。
　Twist the knob to the right setting.　把旋钮拧到适当的定位档上。
　I twisted my wet socks to dry them.　我把湿袜子拧干。
　She twisted her ankle when she fell.　她摔倒时扭伤了脚踝。
　The boy twists the girl's arm.　那男孩扭那女孩的胳膊。
　They always twisted the facts to suit their purpose.　为了达到自己的目的，他们总是歪曲事实。
　The newspaper deliberately twisted her words to make her look guilty.　报纸蓄意歪曲她的话，以使她好像有罪。
　The telephone wire has got twisted.　电话线缠绕在一起。
　His face was twisted with pain.　他疼得龇牙咧嘴。
　Twist the tourniquet tighter.　把止血带扎紧点。
　The car was now just a pile of twisted metal.　那辆车已成一堆压缩的废铁。

 ♣ twist arm　
　说服或强迫做某事　persuade or force sb to do sth
　She'll let you borrow the car if you twist her arm.　你要是硬要她把汽车借给你，她就借给你。
 ♣ twist about〔around, round〕¹　(v.+adv.)
1. （使）旋转运动 (cause to) turn round in a curling movement, like a screw
　She was still twisting about in pain　她疼得直打滚。
　He twisted around to see what was happening.　他转过身去看发生了什么事。
　Our dog used to twist round in the air to catch the ball.　我们的狗过去总是在空中转身去扑球。
　I twist round in my seat to speak to her.　我坐在自己位置上转过身来跟她说话。
　Pull the wire tight and then twist the ends round.　把金属线拉紧，然后把两头捻紧。
2. 歪曲，曲解 make (words) seem to mean the opposite of their intended meaning
　I didn't say that!You're twisting my words around!　我没这么说！你歪曲我说的话。
 ♣ twist about〔around, round〕²　(v.+prep.)
　将…缠绕在…上；螺旋形盘绕　fasten sth and itself around sth with a turn, like a screw; surround sth by turning like a screw
　The rope had twisted itself around the wheel, stopping the motor.　绳子缠绕在轮子上，马达停了。
　A large green snake twisted itself around his neck.　一条大青蛇缠绕在他脖子上。
　Twist the ends of the wire round the neck of the plastic bag, so that the air can't get out.　塑料袋口用金属线扎紧，这样空气就出不来了。
　I twisted the bandage round her knee.　我用绷带缠住她的膝盖。
 ♣ twist into　(v.+prep.)
　（使）扭成，拧成　(cause to) turn tightly around so as to become (sth with many folds or screw-like turns)
　The old peasant is twisting pieces of straw into a rope.　这位老农民正把稻草搓成绳子。
　We twisted the bed sheets into a rope and escaped by climbing down it.　我们把床单揉成绳子，援绳下坠逃跑了。
　The child twisted the wire into the shape of a star.　这孩子把铁丝弯成星状。
　She twisted the twigs into a tiny basket.　她用嫩枝编了个小小的篮子。
　Mary twisted flowers into a wreath.　玛丽把花编成花环。
　A very clever lawyer might be able to twist the prisoner's story into an admission of guilt.　极聪明的律师没准儿能把这个囚犯的话歪曲成有罪。
 ♣ twist off　(v.+adv.)
　转脱，拧脱，扭断　remove sth with a sharp turning movement; come off by unscrewing
　The cap should twist off easily.　这个帽儿应该容易拧开。
　The wheel twisted off in the middle of the car race.　赛车比赛进行到一半时轮子甩了出来。
　I can't twist off the lid.　我拧不开这个盖子。
　Those children have been twisting the wreath off again.　那些孩子又把花冠扭了下来。
　Can you twist the cap of this fountain pen off?　你能把这钢笔帽拧下来吗?
 ♣ twist round little finger　(v.+prep.+n.)
　任意摆布　get sb to do anything that one wants
　Gavin has always been able to twist her parents round her little finger.　加文总能让父母顺着她。
 ♣ twist up　(v.+adv.)
1. 螺旋式上升 move upwards in a curving manner, like a screw
　The mountain road began to twist up, steeper and steeper.　山路盘旋而上，越来越陡。
　The highway twists up on the mountain-side.　公路沿山腰盘旋而上。
2. 因（疼痛等）而变形 become screwed tightly, as with pain
　Her face twisted up with pain as her leg lay bent beneath her.　她的腿弯曲着压在身子下疼得她痛苦不堪。
　He twisted the letter up into a ball and threw it into the fire, swearing softly.　他把信揉成一团，然后扔进火里，嘴里还喃喃地骂着。

 ♣ twist, coil, curl, entwine, twine, wind
　参见wind条。

1. C 拧，旋转，扭转　act of twisting
2. C 弯曲，曲折处　a bend; place where a path, etc. turns
3. C 转折，转变　an unexpected change or development

　give a few more ～s　再搓几下
　give the fact a ～　对事实加以歪曲
　road with a lot of ～s　一条弯弯曲曲的路
　～ in a stream　小河的曲折处

　Give the knob a twist.　拧一下门把。
　The mountain road is full of twists.　山路弯弯曲曲。
　There's an unusual twist to the plot at the end of the book.　在这本书的末尾，情节发生了不寻常的转折。

 ♣ round the twist
　有些发疯　slightly mad
　You must have been round the twist to walk across the electric railway tracks.　你一定疯了，竟横穿那条电气化列车轨道。

　［派生词］ twister n.奸诈的人；骗子
　［同义词］ v. coil, knot, rotate, turn, wind, wrest n. bend, curl, knot, rotation, turn
　［反义词］ v. straighten, unroll, unwind
　［词源］古英语twist（绳）