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wrest [rɛst]

vt. （用力）拧，扭; 费力取得; 歪曲（事实等），曲解; 扭夺，夺取，抢去;
n. 拧，扭; [乐]（调校琴弦的）校音钥;
过去式：: wrested 过去分词：: wrested 现在分词：: wresting 第三人称单数：: wrests

例句:

  • In contrast, fattening bacteria wrest every last calorie from food.
    来自VOA
  • Government launches offensive to wrest control of Swat from militants.
    来自BBC
  • The men had returned to wrest back power.
    这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。
  • The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.
    警官最终把枪从他手中夺走了.
  • The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.
    反叛者企图从政府军手中夺取这个城镇的控制权.
  • Analysts in the U.S. think that Apple will wrest the enterprise market from RIM.
    来自FORBES