Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #10564
wrench
扳手
a hand tool used for gripping, turning, or holding nuts and bolts
- 1.
A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
扭动或猛烈拉扯的动作；猛拉
- 2.
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
肌肉或韧带的剧烈拉伤
- 3.
An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
因肢体猛烈扭动或拉扯造成的伤害；拉伤,扭伤
- 4.
a jerky pulling movement
急促的拉扯动作
- 5.
A distorting change from the original meaning.
从原意的扭曲变化
- 6.
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
用于握住或扭转螺母或螺栓的手动工具
- 7.
A violent emotional change caused by separation.
因分离引起的剧烈情感变化
- 8.
In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
在螺旋理论中,由应用牛顿定律于刚体产生的力和扭矩向量组成的螺旋
- 9.
In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
在猎兔中,将兔子带回小于直角的动作,在评判标准中值半分
猛扭；猛拉；扭拽；扭伤；挫伤；离别的痛苦；心痛；曲解；歪曲；力螺旋（力与力矩的螺旋矢量）
In use
I can't loosen this nut without a wrench.
The plumber used an adjustable wrench to fix the leaky pipe.
Please put the wrenches back in the toolbox after you finish.
the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
Connections
Collocations
- adjustable wrench
- 活动扳手
- Use an adjustable wrench to tighten the faucet nut.用活动扳手拧紧水龙头螺母。
- pipe wrench
- 管钳
- The plumber kept a pipe wrench in his toolbox.水管工的工具箱里放着一把管钳。
- torque wrench
- 扭矩扳手
- A torque wrench helps you tighten wheel nuts to the correct setting.扭矩扳手帮你把车轮螺母拧到正确的松紧度。
- socket wrench
- 套筒扳手
- She used a socket wrench to remove the bicycle pedals.她用套筒扳手拆下了自行车踏板。
- Allen wrench
- 内六角扳手
- The bookcase only needed an Allen wrench for assembly.组装这个书柜只需要一把内六角扳手。
- be a wrench
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拧扳手(wrench)要猛力一扭，所以它既指‘扳手’，又指‘猛扭、扭伤’——手一拧，肌肉就拉伤。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：工具/五金店、医疗/运动损伤描述、文学/正式写作 wrench 作名词时含义多样，日常多用于指“扳手”或“猛拉/扭伤”，语气较中性；在文学或正式语体中可表达“离别的痛苦”，在专业领域（如物理、机械）还有特定含义，所以整体语域比较混合。建议根据具体语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 -ench 结尾，读作 /ɛntʃ/，与 wrench /rɛntʃ/ 押韵。注意 wrench 中的 w 不发音，整体读 /rɛntʃ/，不要按拼写作 /w/。拼写相似的 wench /wɛntʃ/、winch /wɪntʃ/ 发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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