twisting

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发音

US /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/

词形变化

twistings 复数 twistings

别名

twistin'

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    gerund of twist

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.

    不可数 可数

    Twisting benefits an insurance agent while damaging the customer. The agent benefits because the commission earned on the sale of a new health insurance policy is substantially higher than that earned on the renewal of an existing policy.

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of twist

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having many twists

    The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

torture spin twist straining whirl distortion twirl overrefinement

上位词 3

rotation falsification misrepresentation

下位词 3

pirouette birling logrolling
形容词

同义词 4

winding twisty voluminous tortuous

近义相关 1

crooked

相关短语

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