wrist
noun/rɪst/
/rɪst/
Idioms - the joint between the hand and the arm
enlarge image手腕；腕关节 - She's broken her wrist.
她的腕关节骨折了。 - He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist.
他腕上戴着只铜手镯。
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2- ‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor's wrist.
“严重吗？”她紧握医生的手腕问道。 - A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists.
警察咔嚓一声把手铐铐到了他的双腕上。 - He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free.
他抓住她的手腕，但她扭动一下挣脱开了。 - He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt.
他割腕企图自杀。 - He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running.
他双腕戴着负重带跑步。 - I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist.
我转身要离开，但是他紧紧握住了我的手腕。 - She sent the ball flying over the net with a flick of the wrist.
她轻抖手腕，将球击过了网。 - Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists.
强有力的手指箍着她那细小的手腕。 - The burglars bound the family's wrists behind their backs.
盗贼把全家人的手腕反绑起来。 - The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action.
使球旋转的秘诀在于手腕的动作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bony
- slender
- small
- …
- catch (somebody by)
- clasp
- grab (somebody by)
- …
- watch
- band
- strap
- …
- around the/your wrist
- round the/your wrist
- by the wrist
- …
- a flick of the wrist
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin, probably from the base of writhe. - She's broken her wrist.
Idioms
a slap on the wrist
- (informal) a warning or mild punishment
警告；轻微的惩罚 - We're hoping that she gets off with a slap on the wrist from the judge.
我们只是希望法官给她小以惩戒就放过她。
- We're hoping that she gets off with a slap on the wrist from the judge.