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twists
UK //twɪsts//US //twɪsts//
词源
源自古英语 'twist'，原意为'分开'或'分成两股'，与纺织时把线拧在一起的动作相关。
noun
❶ 指物体被旋转或弯曲形成的螺旋状结构，常用于描述绳子、道路或故事情节的曲折变化。
“The path had many twists and turns through the forest.”
（小路在森林中蜿蜒曲折。）
“She added a few twists to her hair for the party.”
（她为派对把头发卷了几个螺旋卷。）
❶ 指突然的、意外的变化或发展，常用于描述事件或情况的转折。
“The story took a dark twist in the final chapter.”
（故事在最后一章出现了黑暗的转折。）
“Life is full of unexpected twists.”
（生活中充满了意想不到的转折。）
同义词:turns, curls, spirals, bends, changes
verb
❶ 使某物旋转或弯曲成螺旋状，或指身体某部位的扭动动作。
“She twists her hair around her finger when she's nervous.”
（她紧张时会用手指卷头发。）
“He twisted the cap off the bottle.”
（他拧开了瓶盖。）
❶ 指歪曲或改变某事的原意或事实，常用于负面语境。
“The reporter twisted his words to make a sensational story.”
（记者歪曲了他的话以制造轰动新闻。）
“Don't twist what I said - that's not what I meant.”
（别曲解我的话 - 那不是我的本意。）
同义词:turn, rotate, wind, distort, contort
常见短语
plot twists — 指故事或电影中出人意料的情节转折，常用来增加戏剧性。
“The movie was full of shocking plot twists.”
（这部电影充满了令人震惊的情节转折。）
twist someone's arm — 非字面意思，指通过劝说或施压使某人做他们原本不愿意做的事。
“I didn't want to go, but she twisted my arm.”
（我本不想去，但她硬是说服了我。）
twist and turn — 描述道路或路径蜿蜒曲折，也比喻事情发展复杂多变。
“The river twists and turns through the valley.”
（河流蜿蜒穿过山谷。）