wrest
wrest 英 [rest] 美 [rɛst]
vt. 抢夺；
进行时:wresting 过去式:wrested 过去分词:wrested 第三人称单数:wrests 名词复数:wrests
- To wrest is to forcefully grab or take something away. You can wrest away many things, such as remote controls and championships.
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- vt. 抢夺；
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1. He wrested the gun from my grasp.
他把枪从我手里抢走了。
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2. They attempted to wrest controlof the town from government forces.
他们企图从政府军手中夺取对这个城镇的控制权。
- wrest (v.) Old English wræstan "to twist, wrench," from Proto-Germanic *wraistjan (source of Old Norse reista "to bend, twist"), from *wreik- "to turn," from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend." Meaning "to pull, detach" (something) is recorded from c. 1300. Meaning "to take by force" (in reference to power, authority, etc.) is attested from early 15c. Related: Wrested; wresting.
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