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twist
/twɪst/
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- twisting
1 · verb
to bend, turn, or wind into a curved shape
扭转；弯曲；蜿蜒
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River Suzhou is Shanghai's "mother river"; twisting and turning, it stretches across and flows through the city center.
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苏州河是上海的母亲河，弯弯曲曲横跨流过市中心。
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