twisting

1. VERB 扭;拧;搓;捻
   If you twist something, you turn it to make a spiral shape, for example by turning the two ends of it in opposite directions.
   1. Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried...
      她双手开始捻弄手提包的拎带。
   2. Twist the string carefully around the second stem with the other hand...
      用另外一只手小心地把细绳缠绕到第二根茎上。
   3. She twisted her hair into a bun and pinned it at the back of her head.
      她把头发盘成一个髻，用发夹别在脑后。
2. V-ERG (使)(尤指身体部位)弯曲变形;(使)扭曲
   If you twist something, especially a part of your body, or if it twists, it moves into an unusual, uncomfortable, or bent position, for example because of being hit or pushed, or because you are upset.
   1. He twisted her arms behind her back and clipped a pair of handcuffs on her wrists...
      他把她的胳膊扭到背后，在她手腕上拷上一副手铐。
   2. Sophia's face twisted in pain...
      索菲娅疼得脸都扭曲了。
   3. Her hands twisted in her lap…
      她的手在膝头扭绞着。
   4. The body was twisted, its legs at an awkward angle...
      尸体扭曲变形，双腿弯成别扭的角度。
   5. The car was left a mess of twisted metal.
      车子成了一堆扭曲的金属。
3. VERB 扭动，转动(身体部位)
   If you twist part of your body such as your head or your shoulders, you turn that part while keeping the rest of your body still.
   1. She twisted her head sideways and looked towards the door...
      她侧头朝门看去。
   2. Susan twisted round in her seat until she could see Graham and Sabrina behind her...
      苏珊在座位上扭来扭去，直到她看见身后的格雷厄姆和萨布丽娜。
   3. Holding your arms straight out in front of you, twist to the right and left.
      双臂向前平伸，接着转向身体左右两侧。
4. VERB 扭伤(脚踝、手腕等)
   If you twist a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist, you injure it by turning it too sharply, or in an unusual direction.
   1. He fell and twisted his ankle...
      他摔倒了，扭伤了脚踝。
   2. Rupert Moon is out of today's session with a twisted knee.
      鲁珀特·穆恩扭伤了膝盖，无法参加今天的训练。
5. VERB (用手)旋动，拧转
   If you twist something, you turn it so that it moves around in a circular direction.
   1. She was staring down at her hands, twisting the ring on her finger...
      她低头盯着双手，转动手指上的戒指。
   2. She twisted the handle and opened the door…
      她转动门把手打开了门。
   3. Reaching up to a cupboard he takes out a jar and twists the lid off.
      他伸手够到上面的碗橱，拿出一个罐子并把盖子旋开。
   4. Twist is also a noun.
      
   5. The bag is resealed with a simple twist of the valve.
      只需拧一下阀门，气囊就能重新密封。
6. VERB (道路、河流等)盘旋，蜿蜒
   If a road or river twists, it has a lot of sudden changes of direction in it.
   1. The roads twist round hairpin bends...
      道路呈U字形蜿蜒曲折。
   2. The lane twists and turns between pleasant but unspectacular cottages.
      小径在令人惬意而又毫不起眼的村舍间迂回曲折。
   3. Twist is also a noun.
      
   4. It allows the train to maintain a constant speed through the twists and turns of existing track.
      它使火车在通过现有轨道的弯曲处时得以保持恒定的车速。
7. VERB 歪曲;曲解
   If you say that someone has twisted something that you have said, you disapprove of them because they have repeated it in a way that changes its meaning, in order to harm you or benefit themselves.
   1. It's a shame the way that the media can twist your words and misrepresent you...
      媒体歪曲他人言论、曲解他人意图的做法真是可耻。
   2. Even remarks that were quite innocent could be twisted to produce an unintended effect.
      即便完全没有恶意的话都会被歪曲，以达到并非说话人本意的效果。
8. N-COUNT 意外转折;重大转机
   A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development.
   1. …the twists and turns of economic policy…
      经济政策的一波三折
   2. The battle of the sexes also took a new twist...
      两性之争也出现了新的变数。
   3. Roger Hardy of the BBC looks at this latest twist in the political crisis in Algeria…
      英国广播公司的罗杰·哈迪就阿尔及利亚政治危机的这一最新转机作出解析。
   4. As so often happens, this little story has a twist in the tail.
      正如经常发生的那样，这个小故事在结尾处出现了转折。
9. N-COUNT 螺旋形;卷曲;盘曲
   A twist is the shape that something has when it has been twisted.
   1. ...bunches of violets in twists of paper...
      纸卷包裹的一束束紫罗兰
   2. A thin twist of smoke curled from the cottage's single chimney.
      一缕盘旋的轻烟从农舍唯一的烟囱里缭绕升起。
10. (20世纪60年代风行的)扭摆舞
    The twist is a dance that was popular in the 1960's, in which you twist your body and move your hips in an energetic way.
11. PHRASE 机缘巧合;造物弄人
    If something happens by a twist of fate, it happens by chance, and it is strange, interesting, or unfortunate in some way.
    1. By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport...
       让人感到惊奇的是，板球碰巧也是我最喜欢的运动。
    2. In a cruel twist of fate, Ann's husband Bill is also suffering from the disease.
       造物弄人，安的丈夫比尔也患上了那种病。
12. See also: twisted

1. Romantic chateaux and castles overlook the river's twisting course.
   富有浪漫气息的庄园和城堡俯瞰着蜿蜒的河道。
2. The rhododendrons encroached ever more on the twisting drive
   越来越多的杜鹃花长到了蜿蜒的车道上。
3. Care is needed when loading the roll to prevent twisting or kinking the film
   装胶卷时要小心，别使胶片扭结。
4. She was staring down at her hands, twisting the ring on her finger
   她低头盯着双手，转动手指上的戒指。
5. The trucks climbed the twisting mountain road.
   卡车沿着盘山公路向上爬去。
6. The old peasant is twisting pieces of straw into a rope.
   这位老农民正把稻草搓成绳子。
7. SCOTT: Alright, I'm twisting it around.
   史考特：好的，我在绷紧了。
8. The spindle altitude is low, and yarn pulling force is little, the twisting of yarn being applicable.
   锭子高度低，纱线张力小，适用于各种纱线的加捻。
9. A bar used as a lever ( as in twisting rope).
   用作杠杆的金属条（如缠绕的绳子）。
10. That's, I am not joking you. I am not twisting any language.
    就是说，我没有和你开玩笑，没有玩文字。
11. I felt my face twisting.
    我感觉我的脸在抽筋。
12. It proves that the shape and size of the twisting triangle vary with the dislocation.
    研究结果表明：错位纺纱由于改变了加捻三角形的形状和尺寸，因此成纱结构和性质改变。
13. This helps to prevent the forming of a twisting force that may set off an oscillation called flutter.
    这有助于防止形成一个扭曲的力量，可能引发一振荡所谓的颤振。
14. Pitching headlong with a rolling or twisting movement.
    伴随一个旋转或扭曲的运动头向前俯仰的。
15. And if you keep twisting the screws you'll end up with a beard.
    如你继续扭螺丝，结果你会有一把胡须。
16. Uniform drying with minimum tension, no folding or twisting during drying.
    均匀地烘干织物，并保持最低张力，不会产生摺叠或扭弯。
17. Inward dive: A combination of straight, pike or tuck positions used only in twisting dives.
    向内跳水：直体、屈体和抱膝的组合，只用于转体跳水。
18. He gave the crank a spin; it broke off after much twisting.
    他给曲柄一个旋转；在许多转动后它段裂了。
19. Push motor for seat adjustment and sleeve onto the long drive shaft by twisting slightly.
    轻轻扭转，将座椅调整电机和套筒推到长驱动轴上。
20. The snake wrapped itself around her arm, twisting and turning.
    蛇缠住了她的手臂，旋转着，扭动着。
21. He was before twisting and distorting things I would say.
    他是在歪曲和扭曲的事情我要说的。
22. He hurt my hand by twisting it.
    他扭伤了我的手。
23. He's totally twisting everything.
    他完全扭曲了所有事实。
24. It is advanced equipment of communication cable factory test and repair core wire, pair twisting wire at present.
    是目前通讯电缆厂检测和修理芯线、绞对线的先进设备。
25. Some simply buttocks in your lenses in the two torsional twisting.
    有的干脆将屁股在你镜片里扭两扭。
26. She made a rope by twisting threads.
    她把线搓成一条绳子。
27. I designed the composition of the twisting serpent using this approach.
    我就是使用这种方法设计了这个扭转着的蛇形哨兵群的构成画面的。
28. Theoretical analysis on the the twisting process of the two strand yarn spinning is presented in this paper.
    分析了赛洛纺的加捻过程，获得了交汇区中的单纱捻度和交汇角的理论计算公式。
29. This device is going to start twisting.
    这个装置就要开始扭转了。
30. Fit sealing ring on cover without twisting it.
    将密封圈安装到盖上，不要将其扭曲。

noun

1. the act of rotating rapidly
   1. he gave the crank a spin
   2. it broke off after much twisting

   Synonym:    spintwirltwistwhirl

2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

   Synonym:    distortionoverrefinementstrainingtorture

adj

1. marked by repeated turns and bends
   1. a tortuous road up the mountain
   2. winding roads are full of surprises
   3. had to steer the car down a twisty track

   Synonym:    tortuoustwistywindingvoluminous