| 释义 |
wrench /rentʃ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (活动)扳手，扳头，扳钳，搬子
2. 猛扭，(突然的)一扭，一拧
He gave a wrench at the door-handle. 他猛转了一下门把手。
pull out a tooth with one wrench 一拧拔下一颗牙齿
3. 扭伤
I've given my knee a bad wrench. 我把膝盖扭伤得很厉害。
4. (离别等的)痛苦，难受；引起痛苦的离别(或破裂)
the wrench of leaving one's family 离家的痛苦
Tom had suffered no sudden wrenches in his life. 汤姆一生从未经受过突然分离的痛苦。
5. 〈古〉(原意的)歪曲，曲解
6. 【物】偶单力组
II ❶ vt.
1. 猛扭，猛拧；猛力扭得
wrench the handle (或door) open 猛转把手将门打开
wrench the horse's head round 猛然勒转马头
wrench a plant out of the ground 猛力拔出地里的植物
wrench a screw off 用力拧下螺钉
2. 使扭伤
wrench one's ankle 扭伤脚踝
3. 抢取；攫取
She wrenched the little boy from her husband's arms. 她从丈夫的怀里抢走了小男孩。
4. 使痛苦
After swearing off alcohol, he was wrenched by uncontrollable shaking. 他发誓戒酒之后因无法控制的颤抖而感到痛苦。
It wrenched her to say goodbye. 要她说再见使她痛苦。
5. 歪曲，曲解
wrench a text 曲解文本
❷ vi.
1. 猛扭，猛拧
wrench at one's foot 猛扭自己的脚
2. 猛绞
Of a sudden her heart wrenched. 刹时间她心痛如绞。
[< OE wrencan; 与Lith rangyti to twist, L vergere to bend, incline 有关] phr. throw a wrench into 〈口〉阻挠；破环 |