twist in the wind

短语

发音

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词形变化

twisted in the wind twisting in the wind twists in the wind 三单 twists in the wind twisting in the wind 现在分词 twisted in the wind 过去式 twisted in the wind 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure.

    习语
  2. 2.

    To wait for an uncomfortably long period of time.

    习语

词源

An allusion to being hanged by the neck and then left for dead in a suspended state.

来源:wiktionary