1 VERB 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.
猛拉;猛拧;猛拽 -
He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand. [VERB noun prep.]
他感觉有两个人在使劲拽他手里的手提箱。
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He wrenched off his sneakers. [VERB noun with adv.]
他使劲儿脱下运动鞋。
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They wrenched open the passenger doors and jumped into her car. [VERB noun with adj.ive]
他们使劲拽开后座车门,跳进了她的车子。
2 VERB 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.
挣脱;挣开 -
She wrenched herself from his grasp. [V pron-refl prep]
她从他手里挣脱开来。
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He wrenched his arm free. [VERB noun adj.ive]
他把手臂挣脱开来。
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She tore at one man's face as she tried to wrench free. [VERB adj.ive]
她试图挣脱时朝一个男子的脸上抓去。
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I wrenched my hand away from my attacker. [VERB noun adv.]
我用力把手从袭击者手里挣脱出来。
3 VERB 扭伤(关节) If you
wrench one of your joints, you twist it and injure it.
扭伤(关节) 4 N-SING (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.
(离别时的)痛苦,愁楚 [British] -
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。
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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。
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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 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.
扳钳;活动扳手 6 PHRASE 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.
作梗;阻挠 [US] [Also + in] in BRIT, use 英国英语用 throw a spanner in the works
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