wrench
[rentʃ] verb
transitive + adverb or preposition
■to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from a fixed position 猛拉；猛扭；猛扯•The photographer tripped over a lead, wrenching a microphone from its stand.摄影师被一根电线绊了一下，将一支麦克风从底座上猛扯了下来。 •The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall.电话从墙上被猛地扯了下来。 •The ball was wrenched out of his grasp by another player.球被另一名球员从他手中猛地抢了过去。 •His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free.他双手被绑，但他设法挣脱开来。 transitive
■to twist part of your body badly, such as your arm or leg, and injure it 扭伤（身体部位）•He wrenched his right shoulder during a game of hockey.他在一场曲棍球比赛中扭伤了自己的右肩。 transitive usually passive
■to suddenly take someone from people they love, causing them great unhappiness 夺走（某人）；拆散•At the age of eight, she was wrenched from her foster parents and sent to live with another family.八岁时，她被人从养父母身边夺走，送去与另一家人一起生活。
[rentʃ] noun
TOOL 工具
countable mainly US
■a spanner , usually one which can be made larger or smaller for holding and turning objects of different sizes 扳手•an adjustable wrench活动扳手 ⇒ See also monkey wrench
[rentʃ] noun
PULL 拉
countable usually singular
■a sudden, violent twist or pull 猛扭；猛拉；猛扯
[rentʃ] noun
UNHAPPY FEELING 痛苦
only singular
■a feeling of unhappiness when you have to leave a person or place that you love （被迫离开某人或某地时的）痛苦，难受•She found leaving home a real wrench.她发现离开家是一件非常痛苦的事。 |