twister

英 ['twɪstə] 美['twɪstɚ]
  • n. 缠绕者;不可靠的人;难题;旋转球;饶口令

词态变化


复数: twisters;

中文词源


twister 旋风,龙卷风

来自 twist,旋转,缠绕,-er,表物。比喻用法。

英文词源


twister (n.)
late 15c., "one who spins thread," agent noun from twist (v.). Meaning "tornado" is attested from 1881, American English.

双语例句


1. The twister hit the roofs of homes and buildings.
龙卷风把房屋以及农机建筑物连根拔起.

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2. This sentence is a tongue twister.
这句话很绕嘴.

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3. Tongue Twister : Can you can a can as a cannery cans can?
你能像罐头厂那样装罐头 吗 ?

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4. The person he had trusted turned out to be a twister.
他起先信任的人结果却是个冤家.

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5. Tongue Twister J _ K _ L Just think, that sphinx has a sphincter that stinks!
试想想, 那个狮身人面像的括约肌发臭了!

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