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单词 wrest
释义
wrest
rest rɛst
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense wrests, present participle wresting, past tense , past participle wrested
1 VERB (尤指艰难或非法地)攫取,抢夺 If you wrest something from someone else, you take it from them, especially when this is difficult or illegal. (尤指艰难或非法地)攫取,抢夺 [journalism, literary] [Also V n with away]
  • For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government. [VERB noun + from]

    一年来,他一直试图从中央政府手中将控制权夺过来。

  • The men had returned to wrest back power. [V n with back]

    这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。

SYN seize, take, win, extract
2 VERB 抢,夺(物品) If you wrest something from someone who is holding it, you take it from them by pulling or twisting it violently. 抢,夺(物品) [literary]
  • He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur. [VERB noun + from]

    他从司机手里抢过手提箱。

  • He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge. [V n with away]

    他遭到一名保安的袭击,那保安想抢走一个气瓶。

SYN pull, force, strain, seize
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