音标:[rest] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 扭, 拧
vt. 夺取, 猛扭, 歪曲, 费力取得
v. obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
词型变化:过去式 : wrested ; 过去分词 : wrested ; 现在分词 : wresting ; 第三人称单数 : wrests ; 名词复数形式 : wrests
词性分布:
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wrest的用法和样例:

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。

词汇搭配

  • saw wrest扭锯器
  • wrest back the initiative转为主动
  • wrest of saw锯凿修整

经典引文

  • The heliotrope flower..wrests its neck in turning after the warm sun.

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