wrest meaning in English
vt.
1.(用力)拧,扭;扭夺,夺取,抢去(武器等) (from)。
2.歪曲(事实等),曲解。
3.探出(秘密),逼迫(承认等) (from)。
4.费力取得,勉强取得。
短语和例子
n.
1.拧,扭。
2.【音乐】(调校琴弦的)校音钥。
Examples
- You wrest my words out of their real meaning .
你曲解了我话里的真正含义。 - The usurper wrested the power from the king .
篡位者从国王手里夺得了权力。 - This report wrests the facts out of their true meaning .
这个报告歪曲事实真相。 - The initiative was wrested from him by the hungarian general staff .
主动权被匈牙利总参谋部队从他手中夺去了。 - The partisans under tito wrested weapons from german hands .
在铁托的指挥下,这些游击队员从德军手中夺取了武器。