twine
/twaɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [twˈaɪn] /twaɪn/ (ame, ipa) · [twˈaɪn] /ˈtwīn How to pronounce twine (audio)/ (ame, mw)
twine — 名詞
1. A type of thin, strong cord that is made by twisting two or more separate length
麻繩；細繩
由多股纖維扭成的堅固細繩
A type of thin, strong cord that is made by twisting two or more separate lengths of fibre, thread, or plastic together. People commonly use it in gardens, for tying up packages, and in craft projects.
Liam tied the tomato plants to wooden stakes with garden twine.
Liam 用園藝麻繩把番茄植株綁在木樁上。
collocation: garden twine
Hannah cut a long piece of twine to wrap around the cardboard box.
Hannah 剪了一段細繩用來捆紙箱。
collocation: piece of twine
The package was held shut by several loops of brown twine.
包裹由好幾圈褐色細繩緊緊綁住。
Ife bought a roll of thick twine for hanging the laundry.
Ife 買了一捲粗麻繩用來晾衣服。
用法筆記
Twine is usually uncountable when referring to the material itself. To talk about one specific length, say 'a piece of twine'.
常見錯誤
twine — 動詞
- twinepresent simple I / you / we / they
- twines3rd person singular
- twining-ing form
- twinedpast simple
1. To wind a long, thin, flexible thing — such as string, wire, hair, a plant stem,
纏繞；盤繞
將柔軟細長物纏在另一物體上
To wind a long, thin, flexible thing — such as string, wire, hair, a plant stem, or ribbon — around an object or around itself, usually more than once.
Talia twined a yellow silk ribbon around the birthday gift.
Talia 在生日禮物上纏了一條黃色絲帶。
twine + object + around + noun
Trang twined her hair around her finger while she waited for the bus.
Trang 等公車的時候把頭髮繞在手指上。
Green ivy had twined around the old stone pillar in the garden.
綠色的長春藤纏繞在花園裡的老石柱上。
Mateo carefully twined the charging cable around the small reel.
Mateo 小心地把充電線纏繞在小捲線器上。
- unwind
to undo the wrapping or coiling action
文法句型
twine + object + around + noun
twine + around + noun
用法筆記
When used transitively, the thing being wrapped is the direct object and the object it goes around follows 'around'. When used intransitively, the subject is what moves around something else (e.g. 'The vine twined around the fence').
常見錯誤
2. To twist two or more long, thin pieces of material — such as strands of string,
搓合；編織
將多根細條扭轉結合成一條
To twist two or more long, thin pieces of material — such as strands of string, thread, wool, or plant stems — around each other so that they become one thicker piece.
Hana twined three pieces of coloured wool together to make a bracelet.
Hana 把三條彩色毛線搓合在一起做成一條手環。
twine + object + together
The children learned how to twine strips of paper into colourful bracelets.
孩子們學會如何把紙條編成彩色手環。
Erik twined the two loose wires together to finish the repair.
Erik 把兩條鬆脫的電線扭接在一起完成了修理。
Meera carefully twined the thin plant stems to form a small garden ring.
Meera 小心地把細長的植物莖條編成一個小花環。
- twist
general turning motion; does not necessarily imply multiple strands becoming one
- intertwine
suggests a more complex, decorative interweaving
- braid
specifically involves three or more strands crossed in a pattern
- untwist
to separate twisted strands back apart
文法句型
twine + object + together
twine + object + and + object
用法筆記
The word 'together' is commonly — though not always — used after the object to make the merging action clear. The result can also be stated with 'into' or 'to form'.