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Wrench Wrenched   [V Twist N Ed Pull Rentʃ

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[VERB 动词]猛拉;猛拧;猛拽 If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it.
  [V n prep]
  [V n with adv]
  [V n with adj]
  • He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand...

    他感觉有两个人在使劲拽他手里的手提箱。

  • He wrenched off his sneakers...

    他使劲儿脱下运动鞋。

  • They wrenched open the passenger doors and jumped into her car.

    他们使劲拽开后座车门,跳进了她的车子。

  • 2
    [VERB 动词]挣脱;挣开 If you wrench yourself free from someone who is holding you, you get away from them by suddenly twisting the part of your body that is being held.
      [V pron-refl prep]
      [V n adj]
      [V adj]
      [V n adv]
  • She wrenched herself from his grasp...

    她从他手里挣脱开来。

  • He wrenched his arm free...

    他把手臂挣脱开来。

  • She tore at one man's face as she tried to wrench free...

    她试图挣脱时朝一个男子的脸上抓去。

  • I wrenched my hand away from my attacker.

    我用力把手从袭击者手里挣脱出来。

  • 3
    [VERB 动词]扭伤(关节) If you wrench one of your joints, you twist it and injure it.
      [V n]
  • He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.

    他因摔倒而严重扭伤了脚踝。

  • 4
    [N-SING 单数名词](离别时的)痛苦,愁楚 If you say that leaving someone or something is a wrench, you feel very sad about it.
      [usu a N to-inf/-ing]
      [BRIT 英]
  • I always knew it would be a wrench to leave Essex after all these years...

    我一直心里清楚过了这么多年后离开埃塞克斯会非常痛苦。

  • Many of the things are of great sentimental value and it is going to be a wrench parting with them...

    其中很多东西都具有重要的情感价值,令人难以割舍。

  • Although it would be a wrench, we would all accept the challenge of moving abroad.

    虽然移居海外会很痛苦,但我们都愿意接受这个挑战。

  • 5
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]扳钳;活动扳手 A wrench or a monkey wrench is an adjustable metal tool used for tightening or loosening metal nuts of different sizes.
    6
    [PHRASE 短语]作梗;阻挠 If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
      [V inflects]
      [AM 美]
  • Their delegation threw a giant monkey wrench into the process this week by raising all sorts of petty objections.

    他们的代表团本周提出了各种细枝末节的反对意见,极在地阻挠了进程。

  • in BRIT, use 英国英语用 throw a spanner in the works

    Oxford
    wrench / rentʃ ; NAmE rentʃ /
    verb
    ,
    noun
    wrench wrenches wrenched wrenching
    verb 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to pull or twist sth/sb/yourself suddenly and violently 猛拉;猛扭;猛拧 SYN
    jerk
    wrench(sth/sb/yourself) + adv./prep. The bag was wrenched from her grasp. 那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。 He grabbed Ben, wrenching him away from his mother. 他抓住本,把他从他母亲那里一把抢走了。 ( figurative) Guy wrenched his mind back to the present. 盖伊的思绪猛地回到现在。 wrench(sth/sb/yourself) + adj. They wrenched the door open. 他们猛地把门拉开了。 She managed to wrench herself free. 她终于设法挣脱出来。
    2 [transitive ] wrenchsth to twist and injure a part of your body, especially your ankle or shoulder 扭伤(脚踝、肩膀等) SYN
    twist
    She wrenched her knee when she fell. 她跌倒时把膝盖扭伤了。
    3 [transitive ,  intransitive ] ( formal) to make sb feel great pain or unhappiness, especially so that they make a sound or cry 使痛苦,使十分难过(尤指以致哭喊出声) wrench(sth) (from sb) His words wrenched a sob from her. 他的话使得她难过得哭泣起来。 a wrenching experience 苦难的经历 wrenchat sth Her words wrenched at my heart. 她的话使得我心如刀绞。 see also
    gut-wrenching
    noun _tools_diy_comp.jpg _spanner.jpg 1 ( especially NAmE) ( BrE usually span·ner ) [countable ] a metal tool with a specially shaped end for holding and turning things, including one which can be adjusted to fit objects of different sizes, also called a
    monkey wrench
    or an
    adjustable spanner
    扳钳;扳手
    2 [singular ] pain or unhappiness that you feel when you have to leave a person or place that you love (离别的)痛苦,难受 Leaving home was a terrible wrench for me. 对我来说离开家是件十分痛苦的事。 3 [countable ,  usually singular ] a sudden and violent twist or pull 猛扭;猛拉 She stumbled and gave her ankle a painful wrench. 她绊了一跤,把脚踝崴得很痛。 IDIOM throw a ˈwrench in/into sth ( NAmE) ( informal) =
    throw a monkey wrench in/into sth
    at monkey wrench
    wrench / rentʃ ; NAmE rentʃ /
    LDC
    wrench1 verb
    wrench2 noun
    wrenchwrench1 /rentʃ/ verb
    Word Origin
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    1[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to twist and pull something roughly from the place where it is being held:  I wrenched the packet from his grasp. The door had been wrenched open.2 wrench yourself away/free to use your strength to pull yourself away from someone who is holding you:  She managed to wrench herself free.3[transitive] to hurt a joint in your body by twisting it SYN  sprain:  I think I’ve wrenched my knee.
    wrench1 verb
    wrench2 noun
    wrenchwrench2 noun
    Examples
    Collocations
    1wrench (1) [countable] especially American English a metal tool that you use for turning nuts SYN spanner British English2throw a (monkey) wrench in something American English informal to do something that will cause problems or spoil someone’s plans SYN throw/put a spanner in the works British English3[singular] a strong feeling of sadness that you get when you leave a person or place that you love:  Leaving New York had been a terrible wrench.4[countable usually singular] a twisting movement that pulls something violently:  He grabbed the rope and gave it a wrench.
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