wrest
英 [rest] 美 [rɛst]

vt.

（用力）拧，扭；费力取得；歪曲（事实等），曲解；扭夺，夺取，抢去

n.

拧，扭；[乐]（调校琴弦的）校音钥；

变形

过去式：wrested过去分词：wrested现在分词：wresting第三人称单数：wrests

英英释义

wrest

• v.obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

  "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. He wrested it from her hands.
   他从她的手中把它抢夺过来。
2. The policeman wrested the truth out of her.
   那警察好不容易才从她那儿了解到真情。
3. The report wrests the facts out of their true meaning.
   这篇报导歪曲了事实真相。

权威例句

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Wrest-pin for pianos.