twister

英 [ˈtwɪstə(r)]

美 [ˈtwɪstər]

n. 旋风; 龙卷风

复数：twisters　

BNC.39529 / COCA.20510

牛津词典

noun

noun

small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried
Synonym:cruller
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
Synonym:tornado

We videotaped a twister while traveling through Texas.
旅行经过德克萨斯州时，我们摄下了龙卷风。
That man's real twister.
那人是一个地道的骗子。
Research of A Multi-motor Controlling System in Twister Based on PLC
一种捻线机多电机控制系统实验研究
The person he had trusted turns out to be a twister.
他起先信任的人原来是个骗子。
Aiming to a type of double twister strander, a newly digital control system have been developed.
针对某型双捻机，研究开发了新型的数字式控制系统。
Drawing machine, for stretching synthetic textiles continuous spin-draw twister
合成纺织原料拉伸机连续纺丝拉伸加捻机
I don't think tongue twister is very exciting/ interesting, actually.
实际上，我觉得绕口令没什么意思。
Application and Practice of TDN-120 Double Twister
TDN-120型倍捻机的应用实践
With their "Doppler on wheels," they were able to capture rare ground-level views of tornadoes and document for the first time a twister's entire life cycle.
这些“长了轮子”的多普勒雷达，帮助他们捕捉到了罕有的龙卷风地面视图，并且首次将龙卷风短暂的一生，完整的记录了下来。
This sentence is a tongue twister.
这句话很绕嘴。