entwine

Word family

en·twine /ɪnˈtwaɪn/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 TOGETHERto twist two things together or to wind one thing around another (使)交错；(使)缠绕

They walked together with their arms entwined.

他们挽着胳膊一起走。

n Grammar

Entwine is usually passive when used as a transitive verb.

2 be entwined (with something) CONNECTED WITHto be closely connected with something in a complicated way (与某事物)紧密联系在一起

Our views of leadership are entwined with ideas of heroism.

我们认为领导才能与英雄品质是紧密相连的。

Examples from the Corpus

be entwined (with something)• A thin waxy slip of poison ivy was entwined around one of the legs.• Carnegie Hall is entwined completely with the artistic growth of this country.• Did Simpson tell them why his hairs were entwined in the knit cap that lay by the bodies?• The pale woman, bosom exposed, is entwined with a dark man wearing a sullen expression and a skull cap.• It was raven black and the hair was entwined with a slim rope of gold thread and opals.• Just as concepts are entwined with perception, so too theory is entwined with experiment.• Great memories are entwined with this recipe.

Examples from the Corpus

entwine• A skilled historian is able to entwine his inventory material with evidence gathered from a variety of other sources.• Fresh flowers were entwined in her hair.• For helices to entwine together they must be of the same handedness, like the strands of a rope.

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BNC: 19862 COCA: 16912

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