wrenches

Use an adjustable wrench to tighten the faucet nut.

用活动扳手拧紧水龙头螺母。

The plumber kept a pipe wrench in his toolbox.

水管工的工具箱里放着一把管钳。

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。

She used a socket wrench to remove the bicycle pedals.

她用套筒扳手拆下了自行车踏板。

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。

Moving away from home was a wrench.

搬离家乡真让人难舍。

The sudden storm threw a wrench into our travel plans.

突如其来的暴风雨打乱了我们的旅行计划。

Leaving her childhood home was a wrench.

离开她儿时的家让她十分难舍。

This is a line from the chorus of Foo Fighters' 1997 rock song 'Monkey Wrench.' In the song, the 'monkey wrench' is used metaphorically as a sudden, unwelcome disruption, echoing the idiom 'throw a monkey wrench into the works' (to sabotage or complicate something). The line is a recognizable moment in 1990s alternative rock culture.

这是Foo Fighters乐队1997年摇滚歌曲《Monkey Wrench》副歌中的一句。歌中的“monkey wrench”是比喻用法，指突如其来的麻烦或干扰，呼应习语“throw a monkey wrench into the works”（从中捣乱、制造麻烦）。这句歌词是90年代另类摇滚文化中的经典片段。