wrest
wrest
[rɛst]
verb
[with obj.]
[rɛst]
verb
[with obj.]
- forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp
用力扭，用力拧
Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold.
利拉用力扭动手臂，试图挣脱他的箍制。
■take (something, especially power or control) from someone or something else after considerable effort or difficulty
辛苦谋求，费力抢得
they wanted to allow people to wrest control of their lives from impersonal bureaucracies.
他们希望允许人们从没有人情味的官僚主义官员手中夺回自己生命的主宰权。
■(archaic)distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one's own interests or views
(古)歪曲，曲解
you appear convinced of my guilt, and wrest every reply I have made.
你似乎相信我是有罪的，并歪曲我的每一个回答。
- (archaic)a key for tuning a harp or piano
(古)（校准弦音的）扭钥，校音钥
- Old English wrǣstan 'twist, tighten', of Germanic origin; related to Danish vriste, also to wrist
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