wrest
英 [rest]
美 [rɛst]
TEM8
1. see wrench.
wrest 拧，扭，攫取，抢夺来自PIE*wer,弯，转，拧，词源同wring,wrench。引申义猛拉，抢夺，攫取。
- wrest (v.)
- Old English wræstan "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.
- 1. The men had returned to wrest back power.
- 这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.
- 警官最终把枪从他手中夺走了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.
- 反叛者企图从政府军手中夺取这个城镇的控制权.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government.
- 一年来，他一直试图从中央政府手中将控制权夺过来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge.
- 他遭到一名保安的袭击，那保安想抢走一个气瓶。
来自柯林斯例句
