kink

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Too much or too little energy throws a kink in the brain’s delicate machinery.
攝入過多或過少的能量會(huì)在大腦中形成一個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)微妙的扭結(jié)。
In a squatting posture, the bend straightens out, like a kink ringed out of a garden hose, and defecation becomes easier.
而蹲的姿勢(shì)，彎曲理順，就像拋開一條環(huán)繞扭結(jié)花園軟管，也使排便變得更加容易。
The pressure causes tiny blood vessels in the retina to kink and twist, which is pointed out by one arrow.The other arrow points to "dents" in retinal veins, a condition known as A-V nicking.
壓力引起視網(wǎng)膜內(nèi)的微血管扭結(jié)彎曲，如圖中的一個(gè)箭頭所示，圖中的其它箭頭所指為視網(wǎng)膜靜脈內(nèi)的“ 凹陷”，稱作動(dòng)靜脈局部縮窄病癥。

In any case, such a change would put a major kink in getting new drugs approved.
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Right now I have a kink in my plan-since I am in a rural area and unemployed.
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(TWIST) an unwanted twist or bend in a wire, rope, pipe, etc. that is usually straight
(PROBLEM) something that is wrong
(HABIT) a strange habit

A kink is a curve or twist in something which is otherwise or normally straight.
If something kinks or is kinked, it has, or it develops, a curve or twist in it.