wrest
英[rest]
美[r?st]
- vt. 用力擰；搶奪；歪曲
- n. 扭，擰
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?wrests;過去式:?wrested;過去分詞:?wrested;現在分詞:?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.
雙語例句
- 1. The men had returned to wrest back power.
- 這些人已經回來以圖重新奪取權力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.
- 警官最終把槍從他手中奪走了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. 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的控制權.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. 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。
來自柯林斯例句