twire

vt. [古语、方言]；羞怯(或狡黠)地瞅着；偷看；窥视

发音

其它 /ˈtwaɪə(ɹ)/

词形变化

twires 复数 twires 三单 twiring 现在分词 twired 过去式 twired 过去分词

别名

tweer

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sly glance; a leer.

  2. 1.

    A twisted filament; a thread.

  3. 1.

    A pipe through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge; a tuyere.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To twinkle; sparkle; wink.

    不及物
  3. 1.

    To twist; twirl.

    及物

词源

From Middle English twiren (“to peep out, pry about, twinkle, glance, gleam”), cognate with Middle High German zwieren (“to spy”), Bavarian zwiren, zwieren (“to spy, glance”). Perhaps related to Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”). More at twinkle.

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