- To wrench means to grab or pull something with a lot of physical force. See this teddy bear? If you want it, you’ll have to wrench it out of my hands, because I’m not willing to give it up.
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- n. 扳手；痛苦；歪曲；猛扭
- v. 猛扭； 扭伤；折磨
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1. The bag was wrenched from her grasp.
那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。
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2. 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。
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3. Guy wrenched his mind back to the present.
盖伊的思绪猛地回到现在。
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4. They wrenched the door open.
他们猛地把门拉开了。
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5. She managed to wrench herself free.
她终于设法挣脱出来。
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6. She wrenched her knee when she fell.
她跌倒时把膝盖扭伤了。
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7. His words wrenched a sob from her.
他的话使得她难过得哭泣起来。
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8. a wrenching experience
苦难的经历
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9. Her words wrenched at my heart.
她的话使得我心如刀绞。
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10. Leaving home was a terrible wrench for me.
对我来说离开家是件十分痛苦的事。
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11. She stumbled and gave her ankle a painful wrench.
她绊了一跤，把脚踝崴得很痛。
- wrench (n.) Old English wrenc "a twisting, artifice, trick;" see wrench (v.). The meaning "tool with jaws at one end for turning or holding" is first recorded 1794.
- wrench (v.) Old English wrencan "to twist," from Proto-Germanic *wrankjan (source also of Old High German renken, German renken "to twist, wrench," Old English wringan "to wring"), from PIE *wreng- "to turn" (source also of Sanskrit vrnakti "turns, twists," Lithuanian rengtis "to grow crooked, to writhe"), nasalized variant of *werg- "to turn" (source also of Latin vergere "to turn, tend toward"), from root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend." Related: Wrenched, wrenching.
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 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 /
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