wrest
英 [rest]
美[rɛst]
- vt. 用力拧；抢夺；歪曲
- n. 扭，拧
词态变化
第三人称单数: wrests;过去式: wrested;过去分词: wrested;现在分词: wresting;
助记提示
1. see wrench.
中文词源
wrest 拧，扭，攫取，抢夺
来自PIE*wer,弯，转，拧，词源同wring,wrench。引申义猛拉，抢夺，攫取。
英英释意
- 1. obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically;
- "wrest the knife from his hands"
- "wrest a meaning from the old text"
- "wrest power from the old government"
英文词源
- wrest (v.)
- Old English wræstan "to twist, wrench," from Proto-Germanic *wraistjan (source of Old Norse reista "to bend, twist"), from PIE *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). Meaning "to pull, detach" (something) is recorded from c. 1300. Meaning "to take by force" (in reference to power, authority, etc.) is attested from early 15c. Related: Wrested; wresting.
实用场景例句
- They attempted to wrest control of the town from government forces.
- 他们企图从政府军手中夺取对这个城镇的控制权。
牛津词典
- He wrested the gun from my grasp.
- 他把枪从我手里抢走了。
牛津词典
- For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government...
- 一年来，他一直试图从中央政府手中将控制权夺过来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The men had returned to wrest back power.
- 这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur...
- 他从司机手里抢过手提箱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge.
- 他遭到一名保安的袭击，那保安想抢走一个气瓶。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They plotted to wrest power from the king.
- 他们图谋篡夺国王的权力.
辞典例句
- To wriggle is to wrest about like a worm.
- 蠕动就是像虫子一样扭来扭去.
期刊摘选
- So how do we wrest back control and start being civil to each other again?
- 那么,我们如何夺回控制权,彼此重新开始以礼相待?
期刊摘选
- This snail's pace is leading some to try to wrest back existing leases.
- 这种蜗牛般的速度开始让一些地区考虑中止现有租赁合同.
期刊摘选
- Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
- 6不可在穷人争讼的事上屈枉正直.
期刊摘选
- Should United manage to wrest the Premiership back from Chelsea, it would owe much emphatic start.
- 满俩能否从蓝军手中夺回冠军很大程度上要看老将球星的发挥.
期刊摘选
- The farmers in this area have to struggle to wrest a living from the infertile soil.
- 该地区的农民不得不在这块贫瘠的土地上挣扎谋生.
期刊摘选
- The settlers found it hard to wrest a living from the rocky soil.
- 移民们发现在这块多石的土地上很难谋生.
辞典例句
- KJV Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
- [新译]他们终日歪曲我的话,常常设计谋陷害我.
期刊摘选
- You wrest my words from their real meaning.
- 你曲解了我的话的真实含义.
辞典例句
- He had to use all his strength to wrest the lid off.
- 他用尽全身力气把盖子打开.
期刊摘选
- The people had to fight to wrest power from their rulers.
- 人民必须斗争才能从统治者手里夺取政权.
期刊摘选
- Foreign investors are trying to wrest control of the firm from the family.
- 外国投资者尽力从这个家族手中夺取对公司的控制权.
期刊摘选
- You wrest my words out of their real meaning.
- 你曲解了我话里的真正含义.
辞典例句
- I tried to wrest the gun from his hands.
- 我试图把枪从他手中夺过来.
期刊摘选
- The farmers here have always had a struggle to wrest a living from the soil.
- 这里的农民总得经过一番奋斗才能从土地上勉强维持生活.
期刊摘选
- The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.
- 警官最终把枪从他手中夺走了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The bully tried to wrest the ball from the smaller boy's hands.
- 那个恃强凌弱的家伙企图从比他小的男孩手中夺走皮球.
辞典例句
- The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.
- 反叛者企图从政府军手中夺取这个城镇的控制权.
《简明英汉词典》
- Wrest the trident out of her hand.
- 把它手里的三叉戟夺过来.
期刊摘选
- Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
- 5他们终日颠倒我的话.他们一切的心思,都是要害我.
期刊摘选
- We have to fight to wrest power from our rulers.
- 我们必须斗争才能从统治者手中夺取政权.
期刊摘选