wrench
v. 猛拉; 扭傷; 使痛苦
n. 扳手; (離別)痛苦; 猛扭
If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it.
He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand...
他感覺有兩個人在使勁拽他手裡的手提箱。
He wrenched off his sneakers...
他使勁兒脫下運動鞋。
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.
She wrenched herself from his grasp...
她從他手裡掙脫開來。
He wrenched his arm free...
他把手臂掙脫開來。
If you wrench one of your joints, you twist it and injure it.
He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.
他因摔倒而嚴重扭傷了腳踝。
If you say that leaving someone or something is a wrench, you feel very sad about it.
I always knew it would be a wrench to leave Essex after all these years...
我一直心裡清楚過了這麼多年後離開埃塞克斯會非常痛苦。
Many of the things are of great sentimental value and it is going to be a wrench parting with them...
其中很多東西都具有重要的情感價值,令人難以割捨。
A wrench or a monkey wrench is an adjustable metal tool used for tightening or loosening metal nuts of different sizes.
If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
Their delegation threw a giant monkey wrench into the process this week by raising all sorts of petty objections.
他們的代表團本週提出了各種細枝末節的反對意見,極在地阻撓了程序。
1. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments;
2. a jerky pulling movement
3. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
1. twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates;
2. make a sudden twisting motion
3. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish;
4. twist suddenly so as to sprain;
Pairs of hydraulic power wrench device and function console.
對液壓動力扳手裝置和功能的控制檯.
Parting with her mother was a great wrench.
同母親分別對她是極大的痛苦.
He pulled the handle off with a wrench.
他一擰就把把手擰了下來.
Apply wrench to hex next to pipe and guard against possible distortion.
將扳手套在靠近管道的六角螺栓頭上避免可能產生的變形.
The plumber take out a wrench and tighten the bolt.
修水管的工人拿出一把扳手擰緊了螺栓.