vt.

1. 扭转；扭弯；旋转，绞
   Twist the knob clockwise.

   按顺时针方向转动旋钮。

2. 捻，搓；捻成，搓成
   He twisted a rope out of threads.

   他用线搓了一根绳子。

3. 缠，盘绕；编，织[O]
   She twisted flowers into a wreath.

   她将花编成了一个花环。

4. 扭伤；扭歪
   He fell and twisted his ankle.

   他摔了一跤，扭伤了脚踝。

5. 歪曲，曲解
   She often twists my words.

   她时常歪曲我的话。

6. 使密切相关
7. 曲折地行（路）
   He twisted his way through the crowd.

   他在人群中曲折穿行。

vi.

1. 转身；旋转；弯曲
   The leaves twisted and turned in the wind.

   树叶被风吹得直打转。

   He twisted in his chair to see what was happening behind him.

   他在座位上转过身去看他身后发生了什么事。

2. 缠绕，盘绕
   A piece of string has twisted round the propeller.

   一根绳子缠在螺旋桨上了。

3. 捻合，搓拢
4. 扭伤；扭歪
   The child's ankle twisted.

   那孩子的足踝扭伤了。

5. 扭动；跳扭扭舞
   The boy twisted uneasily in his chair.

   那男孩在椅子里局促不安地扭动着。

6. 曲折地前进
   The snake twisted across the grass.

   蛇蠕动着爬过草地。

n.[C]

1. 扭；绞；搓；缠；编
   The big boy gave his arm a twist.

   那个大男孩扭了一下他的胳膊。

2. 捻成（或搓成，编成）的东西
   He lit his pipe with a twist of paper.

   他用纸煤点燃了烟斗。

3. 转弯；弯曲处
   The mountain road is full of twists.

   那山路颇多曲折。

4. 扭伤；扭歪
   He suffered a painful twist of the elbow.

   他肘部扭伤，疼痛难忍。

5. 歪曲；曲解
   She gave the facts a twist.

   她歪曲了事实。

6. 怪癖；偏执
7. 意外转折
   The story has a strange twist in chapter 15.

   故事情节在第十五章有了出乎意料的转折。

8. 窍门，花样
9. 扭摆舞[the S]

v.

1. form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape.
   ▸turn or bend round or into a different direction.
   ▸force or be forced out of the natural position by twisting:

   he twisted his ankle playing tennis.
2. rotate around something that remains stationary; turn.
   ▸move around each other; interlace.
   ▸take or have a winding course.
3. distort or misrepresent the meaning of.
   ▸ [as adj. twisted] (of a personality or behaviour) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal.
4. dance the twist.
5. Brit. informal cheat; defraud.
6. (in pontoon) request, deal, or be dealt a card face upwards.

n.

1. an act or instance of twisting.
   ▸ (the twist) a dance with a twisting movement of the body, popular in the 1960s.
2. a thing with a spiral shape.
   ▸Brit. a paper packet with twisted ends.
   ▸a small quantity of tobacco, sugar, etc., wrapped in such a packet.
3. force producing twisting; torque.
   ▸forward motion combined with rotation about an axis.
   ▸the rifling in the bore of a gun.
4. an unexpected, typically unwelcome, development of events.
   ▸a new treatment or outlook:

   she takes conventional subjects and gives them a twist.
5. a fine strong thread consisting of twisted fibres.
6. Brit. a drink consisting of two ingredients mixed together.
7. Brit. informal a swindle.
8. a carpet with a tightly curled pile.