意味: 急変
例文:
定義: 予想外の展開
コロケーション:
twistは60,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
Definitions(定義)
Noun: an unforeseen development
Noun: an interpretation of a text or action
Noun: any clever maneuver
Noun: the act of rotating rapidly
Noun: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Noun: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Noun: a circular segment of a curve
Noun: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
Noun: a jerky pulling movement
Noun: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Noun: social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
Noun: the act of winding or twisting
Noun: turning or twisting around (in place)
Verb: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Verb: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Verb: turn in the opposite direction
Verb: form into a spiral shape
Verb: form into twists
Verb: extend in curves and turns
Verb: do the twist
Verb: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
Verb: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Verb: twist suddenly so as to sprain
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Noun, Verb
Examples(例文)
Noun: events suddenly took an awkward turn
Noun: they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct
Noun: he would stoop to any device to win a point
Noun: it was a great sales gimmick
Noun: a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen
Noun: he gave the crank a spin
Noun: it broke off after much twisting
Noun: the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
Noun: he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
Noun: a bend in the road
Noun: a crook in the path
Noun: they liked to dance the twist
Noun: he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind
Noun: with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
Verb: The prisoner writhed in discomfort
Verb: The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt’s embrace
Verb: bend the rod
Verb: twist the dough into a braid
Verb: the strong man could turn an iron bar
Verb: twist one’s head
Verb: The cord is all twisted
Verb: Twist the strips of dough
Verb: The road winds around the lake
Verb: the path twisted through the forest
Verb: wrench a window off its hinges
Verb: wrench oneself free from somebody’s grip
Verb: a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
Verb: Don’t twist my words
Verb: wrench one’s ankle
Verb: The wrestler twisted his shoulder
Verb: the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
Verb: I turned my ankle and couldn’t walk for several days
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): bend, braid, construction, convolute, crook, curve, deform, device, distort, eddy, flex, gimmick, kink, pervert, plait, pull, rick, sophisticate, spin, sprain, squirm, tress, turn, turn of events, twine, twirl, twist, twist around, twisting, whirl, wind, winding, worm, wrench, wrestle, wrick, wriggle, writhe
Antonyms(反意語): unbend, untwist
Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): be, change shape, current, curve, dance, denote, development, fold, hairdo, injure, injury, interpretation, maneuver, move, movement, pull, rotation, shape, social dancing, turn
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abound, about-face, accept, account, account for, act, afro, answer, appear, apply, approach, arc, arch, arouse, assume, attract, avert, bake, balance, ballroom dancing, bang, be well, beat, beehive, begin, bell, belly dance, belong, bend, bending, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, block, blow, blunt trauma, bob, bolt, boogie, bop, bouffant, bow, braid, brain damage, break dance, breathe, brownian movement, bruise, brush, buck, bulge, bump, burn, bustle, buy, cakewalk, calk, cant, caracole, careen, catenary, cha-cha, change of location, charleston, chignon, chop, churn, circumvolution, clarification, clean, climb, clog, close, closed curve, cohere, come in for, come in handy, compact, compare, complication, concuss, confuse, conga, connect, consist, construal, construction, contain, continue, contradance, corkscrew, corner, cost, count, cover, crash, crescent, crustal movement, crystallize, cup, cupid’s bow, cut, cut across, cut to, dance, deck, deflect, deflection, deform, depend, deserve, deviate, device, dimension, dinge, disable, disagree, disco, dish, dislocation, distribute, diverge, dodge, draw, draw close, drop back, duck, eddy, eisegesis, electric shock, encircle, end, envelope, euphemize, exegesis, exit, exposition, express, extrados, face, fall, falter, fandango, feather, feel, feint, fidget, figure, fit, flamenco, flatten, flex, flinch, fling, flip, flow, flurry, fly, folk dance, folk dancing, footwork, fork, foxtrot, fracture, frostbite, gape, gather, gavotte, gee, get down, go, gooseneck, grab, granulate, gravitate, graze, grind, gyrate, gyration, habanera, hail, haircut, hang, hark back, harm, head, heave, heel, helix, hike up, hit the dirt, hold, hoodoo, hoof, hook, hop, hop on, hum, ijtihad, impend, incarnate, individuate, intrados, intravasation, iridesce, jerk, jig, jitter, jitterbug, jive, jolt, jumble, jump, kick, kill, kink, knife, lend, let go, lie, lindy, linger, list, literal interpretation, litter, loiter, look, lubricate, lunge, lurch, maim, make, make sense, make way, mambo, marcel, meander, measure, mill, misinterpretation, mope, move back and forth, move involuntarily, move over, name, nod, normal curve, object, ocean current, one-step, osculate, overturn, owe, pageboy, parking, passing, pay, penetrating trauma, periodic motion, perversion, phenomenon, pick at, pinch, pivot, pleat, ploy, plume, point, polka, pompadour, ponytail, popularization, port, press, promise, pronate, pronation, prove, pucker, pull, pulsate, put out, putter, quadric, quicken, quickstep, rage, range, rank, rate, reach, reading, reciprocate, recognize, recoil, reconstruction, relate, remain, represent, rest, retard, retract, rhumba, ridge, riptide, roach, roll, roll over, roll up, rotate, roulette, round, run, run down, run into, rupture, ruse, rut, s-shape, samba, scallop, scalp lock, seek, seem, seesaw, seethe, sell, separate, shag, shake, sharpen, shimmy, shine, shoot, sidle, sinuosity, skank, skin, slam dance, slip, sliver, slur, snap, sparkle, specify, spin, spiral, spread, square, square dance, squat, squeeze, stagnate, stand, stand by, start, startle, stay, steal, stick, sting, stink, stir, stomp, strain, streak, stretch, strike, strike out, stumble, subluxate, subtend, suck, suffer, suit, supination, sweep, swerve, swim, swing, swing around, swoop, tabulate, tango, tap dance, tapdance, tarantella, teeter, tend, terrace, test, thatch, throw, thunder, tidal flow, tie, torrent, torture, total, trample, translate, transplant, traumatize, trim, turn, turn away, turn off, turn on a dime, turn out, turning, turnout, twist, two-step, underlie, undertide, undulation, unfold, version, vibrate, wale, wallow, waltz, wamble, want, wash, wave, whiplash, whirl, whirlpool, wind, wobble, work, wound, wrench, writhe
Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bight, birling, circumvolute, contort, convolve, crank, crick, curl, entangle, gnarl, incurvate, indent, intertwine, mnemonic, pigtail, pirouette, queue, quirk, snake, spin, spiral, sprain, trick, twiddle, weave, wrench, wring
Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: bend, bendable, bender, braid, crook, curve, deformation, distortion, eddy, flexible, kink, plait, pull, rick, sophistication, spin, sprain, squirm, squirmer, turn, twirl, twist, twister, twisting, whirl, wind, wrench, wrick, wriggle, wriggler
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: science
Usage Category: formal
Usage Context: conversation, descriptive, online
Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun, uncountable noun
Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)
Prefixes(接頭辞):
Suffixes(接尾辞):
Exam Level
高校レベル
英検2級
Media Appearance(メディア登場例)
Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1, Holes
Movies(映画): Frozen, The Bad Guys
Other Information(その他)
Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes
Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No
Emotion Categories:
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