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源自中古英语 'wresten',古英语 'wrǣstan',意为“扭曲”或“用力扭转”,与古北欧语 'reista'(扭曲)有关。
❶ 用力抢夺或夺取某物,通常指通过暴力或强行手段从他人手中夺取。
“The thief wrested the purse from her hands.”
(小偷从她手中抢走了钱包。)
“He wrested control of the company from his brother.”
(他从兄弟手中夺取了公司的控制权。)
❶ 费力地获取或取得某物,通常指通过努力或技巧从困难或复杂的情况中获取。
“He wrested a confession from the suspect after hours of questioning.”
(经过数小时的审讯,他终于从嫌疑人那里得到了供词。)
“She wrested the truth from her reluctant friend.”
(她从不愿开口的朋友那里问出了真相。)
wrest from — 从某人或某处强行或费力地夺取或获取某物。
“He wrested the secret from her after much persuasion.”
(经过多次劝说,他终于从她那里得到了这个秘密。)
wrest control — 通过强力或策略夺取控制权。
“The general wrested control of the army from the king.”
(将军从国王手中夺取了军队的控制权。)