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VERB
猛拉;猛擰;猛拽
If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it.
例句
He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand...
他感覺有兩個人在使勁拽他手里的手提箱。
He wrenched off his sneakers...
他使勁兒脫下運動鞋。
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VERB
掙脫;掙開
If you wrench yourself free from someone who is holding you, you get away from them by suddenly twisting the part of your body that is being held.
例句
She wrenched herself from his grasp...
她從他手里掙脫開來。
He wrenched his arm free...
他把手臂掙脫開來。
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VERB
扭傷(關節(jié))
If you wrench one of your joints, you twist it and injure it.
例句
He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.
他因摔倒而嚴重扭傷了腳踝。
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N-SING
(離別時的)痛苦，愁楚
If you say that leaving someone or something is a wrench, you feel very sad about it.
例句
I always knew it would be a wrench to leave Essex after all these years...
我一直心里清楚過了這么多年后離開埃塞克斯會非常痛苦。
Many of the things are of great sentimental value and it is going to be a wrench parting with them...
其中很多東西都具有重要的情感價值，令人難以割舍。
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N-COUNT
扳鉗；活動扳手
A wrench or a monkey wrench is an adjustable metal tool used for tightening or loosening metal nuts of different sizes.
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PHRASE
作梗;阻撓
If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
例句
Their delegation threw a giant monkey wrench into the process this week by raising all sorts of petty objections.
他們的代表團本周提出了各種細枝末節(jié)的反對意見，極在地阻撓了進程。