1. twist off : 扭断；
及物动词
不及物动词
名词
1. 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.
2. (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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. (用手)旋动，拧转
If you twist something, you turn it so that it moves around in a circular direction.
6. (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.
7. 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.
8. 意外转折;重大转机
A twist in something is an unexpected and significant development.
9. 螺旋形;卷曲;盘曲
A twist is the shape that something has when it has been twisted.
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. 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.
12. see also: twisted
to twist someone's arm - see arm
to get your knickers in a twist - see knickers
to twist the knife - see knife
1. any clever maneuver
e.g. he would stoop to any device to win a point
it was a great sales gimmick
a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
2. the act of rotating rapidly
e.g. he gave the crank a spin
it broke off after much twisting
Synonym: spintwirltwistingwhirl
3. turning or twisting around (in place)
e.g. with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
Synonym: turn
4. the act of winding or twisting
e.g. he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
5. social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music
was popular in the 1960s
e.g. they liked to dance the twist
6. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
7. an interpretation of a text or action
e.g. they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
Synonym: construction
8. a jerky pulling movement
Synonym: wrench
9. an unforeseen development
e.g. events suddenly took an awkward turn
Synonym: turnturn of events
10. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
Synonym: eddy
11. a circular segment of a curve
e.g. a bend in the road
a crook in the path
12. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
13. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
e.g. the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
he was sidelined with a hamstring pull