wrench

[rentʃ]

n.扳钳, 猛扭, 痛苦
vt.扭伤, 挣脱
vi.猛扭, 曲解

vt.

1. 猛扭, 猛拧[O]

He wrenched the knob off when he was trying to open the door.

他开门时把门把手拧了下来。

2. 扭伤

Harry wrenched his ankle when he jumped down from the fence.

哈里从围墙上跳下来时扭伤了脚踝。

3. 歪曲, 曲解

She wrenched the meaning of the passage.

她曲解了这段文字的意义。

4. 抢, 攫取[O]

He wrenched the book from my hand.

他从我手里把书抢走了。

5. 使痛苦, 折磨

Her spirit was wrenched with grief at the loss.

她由于这一损失而极度悲伤。

vi.

1. 猛扭, 猛拧

He wrenched at the door-handle.

他使劲扭门把手。

2. 猛绞

Of a sudden her heart wrenched.

突然间她心痛如绞。

n.

1. 猛扭[C][(+at)]

He gave a wrench at the knob.

他猛转了一下把手。

2. 扭伤[C]

He gave his elbow a wrench when he fell off the ladder.

他从梯子上摔下时扭伤了胳膊肘。

3. 歪曲, 曲解[C]

4. 痛苦的离别; 离别时的痛苦[the S]

It was a wrench to leave the old home.

离开这个老家非常痛苦。

5. 扳手, 扳头[C]

The plumber took out a wrench and tightened the bolt.

管子工拿出一把扳手拧紧了螺栓。

词形变化

副词: wrenchingly | 动词过去式: wrenched | 动词过去分词: wrenched | 动词现在分词: wrenching | 动词第三人称单数: wrenches |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.猛扭; 扭伤; 扭曲; 使痛苦

pull  twist  jerk  wrest  yank  wring  sprain  injure  hurt  strain  

同义参见:

pervert  distortion  tug  strain  contort  pry  

英英释义

名词 wrench:

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

同义词：twist, pull

a jerky pulling movement

同义词：twist

a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

同义词：spanner

动词 wrench:

twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

同义词：twist

make a sudden twisting motion

twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish

同义词：wring

twist suddenly so as to sprain

同义词：twist, sprain, turn, wrick, rick

补充

wrenchwrench英:[rentʃ] 美:[rɛntʃ]vt.1.(猛力地)扭, 拧, 扳He wrenched the book from her hands.他从她的手中把书拧抢了过来。2.扭伤, 挫伤(身体的关节)3.使感到痛苦, 使难过; 使悲痛n.1.一拧; 一扳; 猛扭, 猛拉He pulled the handle off with a wrench.他一拧就把把手拧了下来。2.(身体关节的)扭伤3.(尤指离别的)悲痛, 痛苦

例句

1. With a wrench, Eileen grabbed the crayon again.艾琳猛地一拽, 再次夺回了蜡笔。 2. It was a great wrench to leave home.离开家是件非常痛苦的事。 3. Two men wrenched the suitcase from him.两名男子猛地从他手里夺走了手提箱。 4. He wrenched off his sneakers.他一把脱掉了运动鞋。 5. I wrenched the door open.我一把拉开了门。 6. I managed to wrench myself free.我设法挣脱开来。 7. to wrench something from someone从某人之处夺取某物 8. He wrenched his back in wrestling.他在摔跤中扭伤了背。 9. It is that tall man who wrenched the handbag from the old woman last night.就是那个高个子的男人昨晚抢走了老妇人的手包。 10. to wrench at one's neck猛地扭动脖子 11. Of a sudden her heart wrenched.刹那间她心如刀绞。 12. with a wrench Tony wriggled free.猛地一扭，托尼挣脱了。 13. it will be a real wrench to leave after eight years.八年后要离开，真是痛苦啊。 14. Casey grabbed the gun and wrenched it from my hand.凯西一把抓住了枪，猛地一扭，从我手中抢了过去。 15. [with obj. and complement]she wrenched herself free of his grip.她猛力挣脱了他的控制。 16. [no obj.]the betrayal wrenched at her heart.背叛使她心如刀绞。 17. she slipped and wrenched her ankle.她滑倒扭伤了脚踝。 18. to wrench our Bible to make it fit a misconception of facts.曲解圣经以迎合对事实的错误看法。 19. The film was so exciting that I could hardly wrench myself away.影片太精彩了，我给牢牢吸引住，不想走开。 20. With a wrench I managed to open the door.我使劲儿一拉，把门打开了。 21. an adjustable wrench活动扳手 22. He snapped the tree's thick root with a wrench of the shovel.他用铁锹猛地一扭，折断了这棵树粗壮的树根。 23. It was a wrench to say goodbye to all my friends.和我所有的朋友道别是件痛苦的事情。 24. "We were going to renew our lease, but the landlord threw a wrench into the works [=(Brit) threw a spanner into the works] by increasing the rent."我们打算续租，但是房东涨房租破坏了我们的计划。 25. I tried to wrench free from his grip.我试图挣脱他抓住我的手。 26. I tried to wrench myself free from his grip.我试图挣脱他紧抓着我的手。 27. I have trouble wrenching myself away from a good book.好书常让我难以释手。 28. an emotionally wrenching experience [=a very sad/painful experience]痛苦的经历 29. a heart-wrenching story [=a very sad story]非常悲伤的故事 30. He wrenched his back when he tried to lift a heavy box.他试图举起一个重箱子时把背扭伤了。 31. I wrenched [=sprained] my knee while playing football.我打橄榄球时扭伤了膝盖。 32. She wrenched the toy from his grasp.她从他手上抢走了玩具。 33. The statue was wrenched from its pedestal.雕塑被从基座上拆了下来。 34. He wrenched control of the company (away) from his uncle.他从他叔叔手中夺过了公司控制权。