wrest
美[rest] 英[rest]
v. 夺取;费力取得;歪曲
n. 扭;拧;调音键
英英释义
Verb- 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"
例句
用作动词(v.)- He wrested it from her hands.他从她的手中把它抢夺过来。
- The policeman wrested the truth out of her.那警察好不容易才从她那儿了解到真情。
- The report wrests the facts out of their true meaning.这篇报导歪曲了事实真相。