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。
- “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。)
- “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。)
- “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。)