mindscrew

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that destabilizes, confuses, or manipulates a person's mind. slang
    — It's in television that Abrams, arguably more than Spielberg, has nudged the medium forward, with "Felicity," then "Alias" and finally the mindscrew of "Lost."
动词 v.
  1. To destabilize, confuse, or manipulate a person's mind.
    — About half the detectives thought his return to the old neighborhood was proof positive that he was out of control; still others believed he had ice water running through his veins, maybe even mindscrewing the cops by rubbing their noses in the fact they couldn't stop him even though they suspected who he was

词形变化

mindscrews plural mindscrews present,singular,third-person mindscrewing participle,present mindscrewed participle,past mindscrewed past

词源

词源 1
From mind + screw (“to play with; to meddle”).
词源 2
From mind + screw (“to play with; to meddle”).
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