twister
英 [ˈtwɪs.tər]
美 [ˈtwɪs.tɚ]
twister 旋风,龙卷风来自 twist,旋转,缠绕,-er,表物。比喻用法。
- twister (n.)
- late 15c., "one who spins thread," agent noun from twist (v.). Meaning "tornado" is attested from 1881, American English.
- 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.
- 2. This sentence is a tongue twister.
- 这句话很绕嘴.
- 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 ?
- 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.
- 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!