wrench
verb
uk/rentʃ/us/rentʃ/[T+ adv/prep]
topullandtwistsomethingsuddenlyorviolentlyaway fromitsposition:
猛拉；猛扭；猛扯Thephotographertrippedover thecord, wrenching amicrophonefromitsstand.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。
Thephonehad been wrenchedfrom/offthewall.电话从墙上被猛地扯了下来。
Theballwas wrenchedout ofhisgraspby anotherplayer.球被另一名球员从他手中猛地抢了过去。
Hishandsweretiedbut hemanagedto wrench himselffree.他双手被绑，但他设法挣脱开来。
to pull something
- pullPull your chair over here so you can see the screen.
- dragShe dragged the canoe down to the water.
- haulThey hauled the boat out of the water.
- towYou shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a trailer.
- yankShe marched to the door and yanked it open.
- wrenchThe phone had been wrenched from the wall.
[T]
totwistpartofyourbodybadly, such asyourarmorleg, andinjureit:
扭伤（身体部位）He wrenched hisrightshoulderduring agameofhockey.他在一场曲棍球比赛中扭伤了自己的右肩。
[Tusually passive]
tosuddenlytake someone frompeopletheylove,causingthemgreatunhappiness:
夺走（某人）；拆散At theageof eight, she was wrenched from herfosterparentsandsenttolivewith anotherfamily.8岁时，她被人从养父母身边夺走，送去与另一家人一起生活。
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- tug
- twitch
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Injuring and injuries
Isolating and separating
wrench
noun
uk/rentʃ/us/rentʃ/wrenchnoun(TOOL)
[C]mainlyUS
atoolforholdingandturningobjects,especiallyone that can be madelargerandsmallertoholddifferentsizedobjects:
扳手anadjustablewrench活动扳手
See also
monkey wrenchmainlyUS
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Tools
- -pronged
- adjustable spanner
- adze
- Allen key
- auger
- awl
- excavator
- gimlet
- gouge
- grapnel
- grappling iron
- grindstone
- guillotine
- plunger
- prong
- rasp
- razor knife
- reamer
- sander
- trowel
wrenchnoun(PULL)
[Cusually singular]
asudden,violenttwistorpull
猛扭；猛拉；猛扯Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- tug
- twitch
wrenchnoun(UNHAPPY FEELING)
[S]
afeelingofunhappinesswhen you have toleaveapersonorplacethat youlove:
（被迫离开某人或某地时的）痛苦，难受Shefoundleavinghomearealwrench.她发现离开家是一件非常痛苦的事。
Sadness and regret
- aw
- be/weigh onyourconscienceidiom
- bitter
- black dog
- breastbeating
- cry
- distress
- feel badidiom
- gloominess
- glumness
- groan
- guilt
- melancholia
- regretful
- regretfully
- remorse
- remorseful
- remorsefully
- repent
- repentant
Idiom
throw a (monkey) wrench in the works