wrench
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. 猛拽; 猛扭
He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand. 他感觉有两个人在猛拽他手里的手提箱。
2. V-T If you wrench yourself free from someone who is holding you, you get away from them by suddenly twisting the part of your body that is being held. 挣脱
She wrenched herself from his grasp. 她挣脱了他的把持。
He wrenched his arm free. 他把手臂挣脱开来。
3. N-COUNT A wrench is the same as a . 扳手[美国英语]
4. →see also monkey wrench
5. V-T If you wrench your neck, you hurt it by pulling or twisting it in an unusual way. 扭伤
She was involved in a car accident and she wrenched her neck. 她被卷入一场车祸,扭伤了脖子。
6. PHRASE If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem. 阻挠[美国英语]
The decision will throw a monkey wrench into our efforts to develop a national broadband policy. 这一决定将妨碍我们制定一个全国性宽带政策的努力。
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wrench /rɛntʃ/ (wrenching,wrenched,wrenches)
剑桥词典
- [ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]
to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position
猛拉;猛扭;猛扯
The photographer tripped over the cord , wrenching a microphone from its stand . 摄影师被一根电线绊了一下,将一支麦克风从底座上猛扯了下来。
The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall . 电话从墙上被猛地扯了下来。
The ball was wrenched out of his grasp by another player . 球被另一名球员从他手中猛地抢了过去。
His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free . 他双手被绑,但他设法挣脱开来。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
to twist part of your body badly , such as your arm or leg , and injure it
扭伤(身体部位)
He wrenched his right shoulder during a game of hockey . 他在一场曲棍球比赛中扭伤了自己的右肩。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 常用于被动语态的动词 ]
to suddenly take someone from people they love , causing them great unhappiness
夺走(某人);拆散
At the age of eight, she was wrenched from her foster parents and sent to live with another family . 8岁时,她被人从养父母身边夺走,送去与另一家人一起生活。 返回 wrench