twizzle
/ˈtwizəl/ (ame, mw)
twizzle — 動詞
- twizzlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- twizzles3rd person singular
- twizzling-ing form
- twizzledpast simple
1. to turn or spin something quickly and lightly between your fingers or in the air
旋轉；扭轉
快速轉動或扭轉
to turn or spin something quickly and lightly between your fingers or in the air, or to move your body in a fast spinning motion, often in a playful or casual way.
Theo twizzled the pen between his thumb and forefinger while thinking about the problem.
Theo 一邊思考問題，一邊用拇指和食指旋轉著那枝筆。
twizzle + object + between [body parts]
Jisoo twizzled her hair around her pencil as she worked through the maths equations.
Jisoo 一邊解數學方程式，一邊把頭髮繞在鉛筆上轉著玩。
The children twizzled around in the garden until they fell onto the grass, laughing.
孩子們在花園裡轉圈圈，直到跌坐在草地上哈哈大笑。
Chidi twizzled the baton and passed it to the next band member.
Chidi 轉了一下指揮棒，傳給樂隊的下一位成員。
- hold still
to keep an object motionless rather than rotating it
文法句型
twizzle + object (e.g. twizzle your hair)
twizzle + adverb/preposition (e.g. twizzle around)
用法筆記
Less formal than 'rotate' or 'revolve'. Commonly used for small handheld objects (pens, batons, strands of hair) or a person's whole body spinning playfully. Can be transitive or intransitive.
常見錯誤
twizzle — 名詞
1. a figure skating sequence where the athlete spins on one skate while gliding acr
旋轉步
冰上單腳連續旋轉動作
a figure skating sequence where the athlete spins on one skate while gliding across the ice surface, either moving forwards or backwards.
Alessia held her twizzle for eight full rotations before gliding into the next step sequence.
Alessia 的旋轉步維持了整整八圈，然後流暢地滑入下一個動作。
hold a twizzle + [number] rotations
The ice dance couple lost points when their twizzles were not perfectly synchronised.
那對冰舞選手因為旋轉步沒有完全同步而被扣分。
Coach Park watched Sahil's twizzle and noted that his free leg position needed work.
Park 教練觀看 Sahil 的旋轉步後指出，他的浮腿位置需要改進。
The judges gave the twizzle sequence a level four, the highest possible score.
裁判給了那組旋轉步第四級，是該項目的最高分。
Hari lost his balance during the twizzle and put his blade down to stop the fall.
Hari 在旋轉步中失去平衡，放下冰刀才沒有摔倒。
- spin
general term for any rotating move; 'twizzle' is a specific travelling spin on one foot
文法句型
perform a twizzle
execute a twizzle
[number] twizzles
用法筆記
A standard element in ice dance. Twizzles are judged on speed, edge quality, unison (for couples), and number of rotations. The term is rarely used outside figure skating contexts.