wrest的中文翻译是什么意思

wrest

US/rɛst/
UK/rest/

vt. (用力)拧,扭; <文>费力取得; 歪曲(事实等),曲解; 扭夺,夺取,抢去

wrest柯林斯释义

VERB(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.

  • 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。

VERB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.

  • 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英文释义

Verb

1. obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically;

  • wrest the knife from his hands
  • wrest a meaning from the old text
  • wrest power from the old government

wrest场景例句

They plotted to wrest power from the king.

他们图谋篡夺国王的权力.

To wriggle is to wrest about like a worm.

蠕动就是像虫子一样扭来扭去.

So how do we wrest back control and start being civil to each other again?

那么,我们如何夺回控制权,彼此重新开始以礼相待?

This snail's pace is leading some to try to wrest back existing leases.

这种蜗牛般的速度开始让一些地区考虑中止现有租赁合同.

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

6不可在穷人争讼的事上屈枉正直.

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