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wrenchBrE /rentʃ/NAmE /rentʃ/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wrench BrE /rentʃ/ NAmE /rentʃ/present simple - he / she / it wrenches BrE /ˈrentʃɪz/ NAmE /ˈrentʃɪz/past simple wrenched BrE /rentʃt/ NAmE /rentʃt/past participle wrenched BrE /rentʃt/ NAmE /rentʃt/ -ing form wrenching BrE /ˈrentʃɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈrentʃɪŋ/ [T, I] to pull or twist sth/sb/yourself suddenly and violently 猛拉；猛扭；猛拧 SYN jerk ◆~ (sth/sb/yourself) + adv./prep. The bag was wrenched from her grasp. 那个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。◆~ (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。 [T] ~ sthto 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。 [T, I] (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）◆~ (sth) (from sb) His words wrenched a sob from her. 他的话使得她难过得抽泣起来。◆a wrenching experience 苦难的经历◆~ at sthHer words wrenched at my heart. 她的话使得我心如刀绞。 ➡ see also gut-wrenching wrenchBrE /rentʃ/NAmE /rentʃ/ noun(especially NAmE) (BrE usually span·ner) [C] 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 [sing.] 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。 [C, usually sing.] 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。 Silent letters gnarled, gnash, gnat, gnaw, gnome haute cuisine, heir, (NAmE herb), honour, hors d’oeuvre, hour knack, knee, kneel, knife, knight, knit, knob, knock, knot, know, knuckle psalm, psephology, psychic, ptarmigan, pterodactyl, psychology wrangle, wrap, wreath, wreck, wrench, wrestle, wriggle, wring, write, wrong bomb, climb, crumb, doubt, lamb, limb ascent, fascinate, muscle, scene, scissors height, right, sleigh, weight align, campaign, design, foreign, malign, reign, unfeigned balmy, calm, calf, half, yolk autumn, column, condemn, damn, hymn, solemn bristle, fasten, listen, mortgage, soften, thistle, wrestle biscuit, build, circuit, disguise, guilty, league, rogue, vague yacht answer, sword, two  ●throw a ˈwrench in/into sth(NAmE, informal) = throw a monkey wrench in/into sth |
