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wrest sth from sb/sth
from 后接被夺取的对象或来源。
The rebels wrested control of the city from the government.
叛军从政府手中夺取了城市的控制权。
夺取；费力取得
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夺取；费力取得
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also figuratively
The rebels wrested control of the city from the government.
叛军从政府手中夺取了城市的控制权。
猛拉或猛扭。
To pull or twist violently.
通过拉扯或暴力夺取。
To obtain by pulling or violent force.
夺取；抓住。
To seize.
歪曲；曲解；扭曲。
To distort, to pervert, to twist.
wrest
Base
原形
wrests
3rd person
第三人称单数
wresting
-ing
现在分词
wrested
Past
过去式
wrested
Past participle
过去分词
She wrests control from the committee.
她从委员会手中夺取控制权。
He wrested the knife from the attacker.
他从袭击者手中夺过刀。
They have wrested victory from defeat.
他们从失败中夺回了胜利。
wrest 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 wrested；常与 from 连用，表示强行夺取或费力取得。
The mother wrested the remote control from her son and turned off the TV.
母亲从儿子手中夺过遥控器，关掉了电视。
Every morning, she wrests a smile from the sleepy child.
每天早晨，她都要费好大劲才能让孩子露出一丝笑容。
The villagers must wrest a living from the barren land.
村民们必须从这片贫瘠的土地中艰难谋生。
from 后接被夺取的对象或来源。
The rebels wrested control of the city from the government.
叛军从政府手中夺取了城市的控制权。
away 强调夺走并移开。
Police wrested the weapon away from the criminal.
警察从罪犯手中夺下了武器。
out of 常用于费力或强行获得信息、供词等。
The detective wrested a confession out of the suspect.
侦探从嫌疑人那里逼出了供词。
Not this
He wrested with the decision for days.
Use this
He wrestled with the decision for days.
wrest 是及物动词，意为“夺取、费力取得”，不能接 with；表达“与……搏斗/纠结”应使用 wrestle with。
Not this
They wrested the trophy the champion.
Use this
They wrested the trophy from the champion.
wrest 的结构是 wrest sth. from sb./sth.，from 引出被夺走的人或事物；汉语“从某人处夺走”中的“从”必须译为 from，不能省略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
夺取控制权
She wrested control of the company from her rival.
她从对手手中夺取了公司的控制权。
夺取权力
A faction within the party tried to wrest power from the leader.
党内一个派系试图从领袖手中夺取权力。
夺得胜利
The underdogs wrested victory from the champions in a dramatic final.
弱旅在一场戏剧性的决赛中从冠军手中夺得了胜利。
靠……勉强谋生
They wrested a living from the rocky land.
他们靠这片多石的土地勉强为生。
夺取冠军头衔
He wrested the title from the defending champion in the last round.
他在最后一轮从卫冕冠军手中夺得了冠军头衔。
向……争得土地；围垦
For centuries, farmers have wrested land from the marsh.
几个世纪以来，农民们一直向沼泽争得土地。
从某人手中夺取控制权
The rebel faction wrested control from the elected government.
叛军派别从民选政府手中夺取了控制权。
从失败的边缘夺取胜利；反败为胜
The team wrested victory from the jaws of defeat with a last-minute goal.
该队凭借最后一分钟的进球，从失败的边缘夺取了胜利。
靠土地艰难谋生
The farmers wrest a living from the rocky soil.
农民们靠这片多石的土地艰难谋生。
那些无学问、不坚固的人，正如他们强解别的经书一样，也强解这些经书，自取沉沦。
This line, from 2 Peter 3:16 in the King James Bible, uses 'wrest' to mean 'to twist or distort the meaning of something'.
这句话出自钦定版圣经的彼得后书 3:16，wrest 在这里意为“歪曲或曲解某事物的含义”。
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联想 wrestle（摔跤）：摔跤时猛扭、费力夺取；发音近似 rest，却让人不得休息。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、political commentary wrest 多用于正式书面语、文学或新闻语境，表示用力夺走或费力取得；日常口语中一般不用。常与 control、power、victory 等抽象名词搭配。
In 'wrest' the 'w' is silent, so it rhymes with rest, best, test, west, chest, and guest (all /-ɛst/). Beware lookalikes: 'wrist' /rɪst/ has a different vowel, and 'wrestle' /ˈrɛsəl/ loses the /t/ and adds /əl/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.