| 释义 |
wrest /rest/ vt. | n.
I vt.
1. 用力扭，用力拧
He used all his strength to wrest the lid off. 他使出全身力气把盖子拧下。
2. 强夺；抢夺
wrest a knife from a child 夺下孩子手中的刀
wrest back powers 夺回权力
The chance had come and no one should wrest it from him now. 机会来了，现在谁也抢不走他的这一机会了。
3. 辛苦谋求，费力取得
wrest a living from the earth 辛苦劳动靠土地谋生
wrest the truth out of sb. 千方百计使某人说出真情
4. 〈古〉歪曲，曲解
wrest sb.'s words 歪曲某人的话
wrest the sense of a passage 曲解一段文字的含义
wrest the law to suit oneself 曲解法律以谋私利
5. 误用，滥用
II n.
1. 扭，拧
2. 〈古〉【音】(校准弦音的)扭钥，校音钥
[< OE wrǣstan; 与wrīthan to twist 有关；见WRITHE] |