entwine /ɪnˈtwaɪn/ TEM8 ( entwining, entwined, entwines )

• 1. 

  V-RECIP If one thing is entwined with another thing, or if you entwine two things, the two things are twisted around each other. (使)缠绕 [oft ADJ 'with' n]

  例：

  His dazed eyes stare at the eels, which still writhe and entwine.

  他茫然地盯着那些仍在扭动缠绕的鳗鱼。

  例：

  Facing each other, the giraffes entwine their necks in the most astonishing manner.

  长颈鹿面对面地站着，以令人无比惊骇的姿势将脖子缠绕到了一起。

  例：

  He entwined his fingers with hers.

  他和她十指相扣。

  例：

  ...with silk ribbons and flowers entwined in their hair.

  ...她们的头发里缠绕着丝带和花朵。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I If two things entwine or are entwined, they closely resemble or are linked to each other, and they are difficult to separate or identify. (使)纠缠; (使)紧密结合

  例：

  The book entwines the personal and the political to chart the history of four generations of the family.

  这本书交织描述了这个家族四代人的个人及政治的历史。

  例：

  Once, years ago, he told me our lives should entwine.

  多年前他曾跟我说，我们的生命应该交织在一起。

• 3. 

  entwined ADJ

  例：

  ...before media manipulation became entwined with management.

  ...在媒体操纵渗透到管理中之前。