wrest

wrest

[rest]

v.夺取, 费力取得, 歪曲
n.扭,拧,调音键

例句与用法:

He wrested it from her hands.

他从她的手中把它抢夺过来。

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。

词形变化:

名词: wrester | 动词过去式: wrested | 动词过去分词: wrested | 动词现在分词: wresting | 动词第三人称单数: wrests |


vt.[O][(+from/outof)]

1. 用力拧(或拉)

2. 夺取, 强夺

He wrested it from her hands.

他从她手里夺到了它。

3. 费力取得

The policeman wrested the truth out of her.

那警察好不容易才从她那儿了解到真情。

4. 歪曲, 曲解

The report wrests the facts out of their true meaning.

这篇报导歪曲了事实真相。

n.

扭, 拧[C]


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