"twist" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

twist verbo

twist + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 27
twist one's arm • twist one's head • twist one's ankle • twist one's body • twist one's face • twist one's hands • twist one's neck • ...
verbo + twist
Kolokacji: 7
try to twist • begin twisting • begin to twist • keep twisting • try twisting • ...
twist + preposición
Kolokacji: 37
twist into • twist around • twist up • twist off • twist through • ...
twist + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 41
twist away • twisted together • twist slightly • twist about • twist slowly • ...
(1) away, aside, forth
Kolokacji: 3
3. twist about = skręt około twist about
6. twist violently = skręt silnie twist violently
7. twist wryly = skręt cierpko twist wryly
8. twist sharply = skręt ostro twist sharply
9. twist frantically = skręt jak oszalały twist frantically
  • Without taking his eyes off the creature, he reached behind to frantically twist the doorknob, but it wouldn't turn either.
  • Royan began to twist frantically in his dentist's seat.
  • He noted she was twisting frantically, trying to escape her bonds.
  • It was thrashing and twisting frantically, to no avail at all.
  • I twisted frantically, using both hands now, and finally felt the thing's neck snap.
  • One of the great tusks grazed my leg as I twisted frantically to avoid the charge.
  • The air twisted frantically in front of him, whipping up a small gale.
  • He didn't seem to have felt her frantically twisting his hair, even she had not been aware of it.
  • Kimberly's hands were on the doorknob, twisting frantically when she glanced over her shoulder and saw him.
  • As he went down, he twisted frantically to keep from falling on the Harp.
11. tightly twisted = mocno poskręcany tightly twisted
12. twist abruptly = skręt nagle twist abruptly
13. simply twist = po prostu skręt simply twist
14. twist awry = skręt w złą stronę twist awry
15. deftly twist = zręcznie skręt deftly twist
16. twist tight = skręt mocno twist tight
(4) free, hard, gently, badly
Kolokacji: 4
(6) upward, downward
Kolokacji: 2
(7) awkwardly, grotesquely
Kolokacji: 2
(9) backward, backwards
Kolokacji: 2

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