wrest
英 [rest]
美[r?st]
- vt. 用力擰；搶奪；歪曲
- n. 扭，擰
TEM8低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?wrests;過去式:?wrested;過去分詞:?wrested;現(xiàn)在分詞:?wresting;
助記提示
1. see wrench.
中文詞源
wrest 擰，扭，攫取，搶奪
來自PIE*wer,彎，轉，擰，詞源同wring,wrench。引申義猛拉，搶奪，攫取。
英英釋意
- 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"
英文詞源
- wrest (v.)
- Old English wr?stan "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.
實用場景例句
- They attempted to wrest control of the town from government forces.
- 他們企圖從政府軍手中奪取對這個城鎮(zhèn)的控制權。
牛津詞典
- He wrested the gun from my grasp.
- 他把槍從我手里搶走了。
牛津詞典
- For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government...
- 一年來，他一直試圖從中央政府手中將控制權奪過來。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The men had returned to wrest back power.
- 這些人已經(jīng)回來以圖重新奪取權力。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur...
- 他從司機手里搶過手提箱。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge.
- 他遭到一名保安的襲擊，那保安想搶走一個氣瓶。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- They plotted to wrest power from the king.
- 他們圖謀篡奪國王的權力.
辭典例句
- To wriggle is to wrest about like a worm.
- 蠕動就是像蟲子一樣扭來扭去.
期刊摘選
- So how do we wrest back control and start being civil to each other again?
- 那么,我們如何奪回控制權,彼此重新開始以禮相待?
期刊摘選
- This snail's pace is leading some to try to wrest back existing leases.
- 這種蝸牛般的速度開始讓一些地區(qū)考慮中止現(xiàn)有租賃合同.
期刊摘選
- Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
- 6不可在窮人爭訟的事上屈枉正直.
期刊摘選
- Should United manage to wrest the Premiership back from Chelsea, it would owe much emphatic start.
- 滿倆能否從藍軍手中奪回冠軍很大程度上要看老將球星的發(fā)揮.
期刊摘選
- The farmers in this area have to struggle to wrest a living from the infertile soil.
- 該地區(qū)的農(nóng)民不得不在這塊貧瘠的土地上掙扎謀生.
期刊摘選
- The settlers found it hard to wrest a living from the rocky soil.
- 移民們發(fā)現(xiàn)在這塊多石的土地上很難謀生.
辭典例句
- KJV Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
- [新譯]他們終日歪曲我的話,常常設計謀陷害我.
期刊摘選
- You wrest my words from their real meaning.
- 你曲解了我的話的真實含義.
辭典例句
- He had to use all his strength to wrest the lid off.
- 他用盡全身力氣把蓋子打開.
期刊摘選
- The people had to fight to wrest power from their rulers.
- 人民必須斗爭才能從統(tǒng)治者手里奪取政權.
期刊摘選
- Foreign investors are trying to wrest control of the firm from the family.
- 外國投資者盡力從這個家族手中奪取對公司的控制權.
期刊摘選
- You wrest my words out of their real meaning.
- 你曲解了我話里的真正含義.
辭典例句
- I tried to wrest the gun from his hands.
- 我試圖把槍從他手中奪過來.
期刊摘選
- The farmers here have always had a struggle to wrest a living from the soil.
- 這里的農(nóng)民總得經(jīng)過一番奮斗才能從土地上勉強維持生活.
期刊摘選
- The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.
- 警官最終把槍從他手中奪走了.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The bully tried to wrest the ball from the smaller boy's hands.
- 那個恃強凌弱的家伙企圖從比他小的男孩手中奪走皮球.
辭典例句
- The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.
- 反叛者企圖從政府軍手中奪取這個城鎮(zhèn)的控制權.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- Wrest the trident out of her hand.
- 把它手里的三叉戟奪過來.
期刊摘選
- Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
- 5他們終日顛倒我的話.他們一切的心思,都是要害我.
期刊摘選
- We have to fight to wrest power from our rulers.
- 我們必須斗爭才能從統(tǒng)治者手中奪取政權.
期刊摘選