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. 他感覺有兩個人在猛拽他手裡的手提箱。
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. 掙脫
She wrenched herself from his grasp. 她掙脫了他的把持。
He wrenched his arm free. 他把手臂掙脫開來。
3. N-COUNT A wrench is the same as a . 扳手[美國英語]
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. 扭傷
She was involved in a car accident and she wrenched her neck. 她被卷入一場車禍,扭傷了脖子。
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. 阻撓[美國英語]
The decision will throw a monkey wrench into our efforts to develop a national broadband policy. 這一決定將妨礙我們制定一個全國性寬帶政策的努力。
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wrench /rɛntʃ/ (wrenching,wrenched,wrenches)
剑桥词典
- [ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]
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 . 攝影師被一根電線絆了一下,將一支麥尅風從底座上猛扯了下來。
The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall . 電話從牆上被猛地扯了下來。
The ball was wrenched out of his grasp by another player . 球被另一名球員從他手中猛地搶了過去。
His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free . 他雙手被綁,但他設法掙脫開來。
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to twist part of your body badly , such as your arm or leg , and injure it
扭傷(身躰部位)
He wrenched his right shoulder during a game of hockey . 他在一場曲棍球比賽中扭傷了自己的右肩。
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 常用於被動語態的動詞 ]
to suddenly take someone from people they love , causing them great unhappiness
奪走(某人);拆散
At the age of eight, she was wrenched from her foster parents and sent to live with another family . 8嵗時,她被人從養父母身邊奪走,送去與另一家人一起生活。 返回 wrench