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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

缠绕 [chánrào]
  1. 1. twine; bind; wind;twirl; twist
    大树上缠绕着藤萝。
    There is a wisteria twining round the big tree.
    两边的葡萄藤相互缠绕着。
  2. 2. pester; bother; harass
    孩子们缠绕着我不让我走。
    The children kept pestering me and would not let me go.
    他被繁琐的公务缠绕着脱不开身。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

缠绕 [chánrào]
  1. 1. (绳索、藤蔓等条状物)盘旋着缠在别的物体上
    牵牛花缠绕在竹架上
  2. 2. 缠扰
    他一直被忧愁缠绕

Examples

大树上缠绕着藤萝。
There is a wisteria twining round the big tree. 缠绕
孩子们缠绕着我不让我走。
The children kept pestering me and would not let me go. 缠绕
两边的葡萄藤相互缠绕着。 缠绕
他被繁琐的公务缠绕着脱不开身。 缠绕
这棵古树上缠绕了很多藤子。
Vines wind around the old tree. 藤子
缠绕
牵牛花缠绕在竹架上 缠绕
他一直被忧愁缠绕 缠绕
to wind a spool with thread
用线缠绕线轴;将线缠到线轴上 wind

Collocations

枯藤缠绕
a withered vine entwines all around
缠绕心头
worry in one's heart
紧紧缠绕
twist firmly
缠绕在一起
twist together
摆脱缠绕
get rid of worry

Word Decomposition


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