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wrest v.夺取；费力取得；歪曲n.扭；拧；调音键 (1) 那警察好不容易才从她那儿了解到真情。(2) 这篇报导歪曲了事实真相。 This word is strong and a little violent. It's not easy to wrest something away. Wresting away is a little like "wrestling" something away — you can't get it without a fight. Objects can be wrested away, but so can non-physical things. In a tough election, you could say the new president wrests away the title of commander-in-chief from the incumbent candidate.

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英 [rest] 美 [rest] (1) The policeman wrested the truth out of her.(2) The report wrests the facts out of their true meaning. To wrest is to forcefully grab or take something away. You can wrest away many things, such as remote controls and championships. 1[VERB 动词](尤指艰难或非法地)攫取，抢夺 If you wrest something from someone else, you take it from them, especially when this is difficult or illegal.   [V n from n]  [V n with away/back]  [JOURNALISM or LITERARY 新闻或文]For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government...一年来，他一直试图从中央政府手中将控制权夺过来。The men had returned to wrest back power.这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。2[VERB 动词]抢，夺(物品) If you wrest something from someone who is holding it, you take it from them by pulling or twisting it violently.   [V n from n]  [V n with away]  [LITERARY 文]He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur...他从司机手里抢过手提箱。He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge.他遭到一名保安的袭击，那保安想抢走一个气瓶。

英语单词	wrest
英美音标	英 [rest] 美 [rest]
中文释义	v.夺取；费力取得；歪曲 n.扭；拧；调音键
英语例句	(1) The policeman wrested the truth out of her. (2) The report wrests the facts out of their true meaning.
中文例句	(1) 那警察好不容易才从她那儿了解到真情。 (2) 这篇报导歪曲了事实真相。
vocabulary简明	To wrest is to forcefully grab or take something away. You can wrest away many things, such as remote controls and championships.
vocabulary扩展	This word is strong and a little violent. It's not easy to wrest something away. Wresting away is a little like "wrestling" something away — you can't get it without a fight. Objects can be wrested away, but so can non-physical things. In a tough election, you could say the new president wrests away the title of commander-in-chief from the incumbent candidate.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词](尤指艰难或非法地)攫取，抢夺 If you wrest something from someone else, you take it from them, especially when this is difficult or illegal. [V n from n] [V n with away/back] [JOURNALISM or LITERARY 新闻或文] For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government... 一年来，他一直试图从中央政府手中将控制权夺过来。 The men had returned to wrest back power. 这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。 2 [VERB 动词]抢，夺(物品) If you wrest something from someone who is holding it, you take it from them by pulling or twisting it violently. [V n from n] [V n with away] [LITERARY 文] He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur... 他从司机手里抢过手提箱。 He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge. 他遭到一名保安的袭击，那保安想抢走一个气瓶。

Wrest [V N Wrested Verb 动词 英 Rest] 美

Wrest [V N Wrested Verb 动词英 Rest] 美