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Twisting

“Twisting” 可指物理上的旋转、缠绕,如 twisting a rope(拧绳子);也可指歪曲事实或含义,如 twisting the truth(歪曲真相)。在舞蹈、体操中 twisting 还指转体动作。

  1. “She sat twisting the ring on her finger while she waited.” (等待时她不停地转着手指上的戒指。)
  2. “The reporter accused him of twisting her words in the headline.” (记者指责他在标题里歪曲了她的话。)
  3. “He injured his ankle twisting during the gymnastics routine.” (他在体操动作中转体时扭伤了脚踝。)

“Twisting” 来自古英语 twist(扭、拧),可能与两股线捻合的动作有关,为日耳曼语族原生词。

动词 “twist” 加 “-ing” 构成现在分词;无额外前缀。

twisting the truth、plot twist(情节反转)是新闻与叙事中的常见搭配;twisting roads 形容蜿蜒道路。

  • 固定搭配: “twisting the truth” (歪曲真相), “twisting roads” (蜿蜒的道路)
  • 原形: twist
  • 名词: twist, twister

“twist + ing”:把东西 twist(拧)起来——twisting 就是正在扭转或缠绕。

“While twisting dough into pretzels, the baker told stories about the shop’s hundred-year history.” (把面团拧成椒盐卷饼时,面包师讲起了这家店百年来的故事。)