entwine

英 [ɪnˈtwaɪn]

美 [ɪnˈtwaɪn]

v.  盘绕; 缠绕; 与…密切相关(或紧密相联)

过去式：entwined　过去分词：entwined　现在分词：entwining　第三人称单数：entwines　

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BNC.19862 / COCA.16912

牛津词典

verb

• 盘绕；缠绕
  to twist or wind sth around sth else
  1. They strolled through the park, with arms entwined.
     他们挽着胳膊漫步穿过公园。
• 与…密切相关（或紧密相联）
  to be very closely involved or connected with sth
  1. Her destiny was entwined with his.
     她与他的命运紧密相联。

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP-ERG （使）缠绕;(使)盘绕
  If one thingis entwined withanother thing, or if youentwinetwo things, the two things are twisted around each other.
  1. His dazed eyes stare at the eels, which still writhe and entwine...
     他茫然地盯着仍在翻滚缠绕的鳗鱼。
  2. Facing each other, the giraffes were managing to entwine their necks in the most astonishing manner...
     长颈鹿正面对面地用力将脖子缠绕在一起，那种姿势令人大为惊诧。
  3. He entwined his fingers with hers.
     他和她十指相扣。
  4. ...with silk ribbons and flowers entwined in their hair.
     她们的头发上缠着丝带和花儿
• V-ERG （使）纠缠;（使）紧密相连
  If two thingsentwineorare entwined, they closely resemble or are linked to each other, and they are difficult to separate or identify.
  1. The book entwines the personal and the political to chart the history of four generations of the family...
     那本书将个人和政治联系在一起，描述该家族四代人的历史。
  2. Once, years ago, he told me our lives should entwine.
     多年前，他曾经对我说我们应该生活在一起。

英英释义

verb

• spin,wind, or twist together
  1. intertwine the ribbons
  2. Twine the threads into a rope
  3. intertwined hearts
  Synonym:intertwinetwineenlaceinterlacelace
• tie or link together
  Synonym:knit

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