twister

FREQ #17150

n. 缠绕者, 缠绕机, 不老实的人 [医] 扭转器

发音

UK /ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/
其它
US /ˈtwɪstɚ/

词形变化

twisters 复数 twisters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who twists.

  2. 2.

    One who twists.

    One whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.

  3. 3.

    An instrument used in twisting or making twists.

  4. 4.

    A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.

  5. 5.

    A crook, a villain.

    非正式
  6. 6.

    Any of species Tholymis tillarga of libellulid dragonfly, of tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

  7. 7.

    The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.

  8. 8.

    A tornado.

    非正式
  9. 9.

    A girder.

    商务 建筑 工程
  10. 10.

    The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.

    过时

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

tornado cruller

上位词 2

cyclone friedcake

下位词 2

supertwister waterspout

相关短语

tongue twister 绕口令 titty twister arm twister Mersenne twister knife twister Labrador twister fossil twister tongue-twister n. 拗口的句子（或表达）; 绕口令 arm-twister

词源

From Middle English twyster, equivalent to twist + -er.

来源：wiktionary