Wrest
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n. 扭, 拧\\nvt. 夺取, 猛扭, 歪曲, 费力取得
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
wrest
v
1 [Tn.pr] ~ sth from sb take sth away from sb violently 从某人处抢夺某物
wrest the gun from his grasp 把枪从他手中夺过来.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth from sb/sth obtain sth from sb/sth by a hard struggle奋力从某人[某物]处获得某事物
wrest a confession from sb 费力取得某人的供词
Foreign investors are trying to wrest control of the firm from the family. 外国投资者尽力从这个家族手中夺取对公司的控制权.
🗣️ 情景例句
If you know a man's last name, address him as 'Mr.'.
如果你知道一个男性的姓， 应该用 'Mr。' 来称呼他。
If you lie upon roses when young, you'll lie upon thorns when old.
年青时躺在玫瑰上，老年时就会躺在荆棘上。
Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning.
虽然汤普森临睡觉时把灯关了，但早晨灯却都亮着。