twine
英 [twa?n]
美[twa?n]
- vt. 使纏繞；使交織；編飾
- vi. 纏繞；搓；交織；編飾
- n. 麻線；細(xì)繩；搓；合股線
TOEFL暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?twines;第三人稱單數(shù):?twines;過去式:?twined;現(xiàn)在分詞:?twining;
中文詞源
twine 雙股線，合股線，線，繩
來自 twin 的對詞，引申詞義雙股線，合股線，線，繩等。
英文詞源
- twine (n.)
- "strong thread made from twisted strands," Old English twin "double thread," from Proto-Germanic *twiznaz "double thread, twisted thread" (cognates: Dutch twijn, Low German twern, German zwirn "twine, thread"), from the same root as twin (adj.).
- twine (v.)
- "to twist strands together to form twine," c. 1300, from twine (n.) and probably also from Old Norse tvinna "to double." Sense of "to twist around something" (as twine does) is recorded from late 14c. Related: Twined; twining.
雙語例句
- 1. These strands of molecules twine around each other to form cable-like structures.
- 這些分子鏈彼此纏繞，形成纜線狀的結(jié)構(gòu)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He tied the parcel with twine.
- 他用細(xì)繩捆包裹.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. As the flimsy constructs soared, the men paid out twine until the kites reached three or four thousand feet.
- 隨著這輕薄的東西向上飛升，這些人慢慢放出細(xì)繩，直到風(fēng)箏飛到三四千英尺高。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine.
- 他們的紙板盒用蠟線扎得整整齊齊.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The vines twine about the frame and form a shade.
- 瓜藤盤繞在藤架上,形成了一片蔭涼.
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