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
wrested — past of wrest
猛拉或猛扭。;通过拉扯或暴力夺取。;夺取;抓住。;歪曲;曲解;扭曲。;用调音钥匙调音。
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also figuratively
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.
用调音钥匙调音。
To tune with a wrest, or key.
一般现在时
She wrests control from the committee.
她从委员会手中夺取控制权。
一般过去时
He wrested the knife from the attacker.
他从袭击者手中夺过刀。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示:wrested 是 wrest 的过去式,作及物动词,表示用力夺走。
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。
用法提示:wrests 为第三人称单数形式,此处是比喻用法,表示费力得到。
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。
用法提示:wrest 用在情态动词后作原形,表示费力取得,常与 from 搭配。
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。
seize 比 wrest 更常用,不强调用拧或扭的动作,也常用于抓住机会等抽象义。
snatch 强调动作快而突然,常指从别人手中抢走,不一定是暴力拧夺。
grab 语气较随意,可指急切地抓住或抢先获得,暴力程度低于 wrest。
wrench 强调用猛力拧或拽,常用于物理动作,用于抽象意义时多指从某人手中强行夺去。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wrested with the decision for days.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子They wrested the trophy the champion.
正确表达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。
与wrest的“夺取”相反,指主动交出或提供。
指放弃或让出,与强行夺取相对。
强调交出所有权或控制权,与强力夺取相对。
指自愿或被迫放弃持有,是wrest“夺取”的对立面。
正式用语,指让与或割让,与夺取相反。
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。
常与 wrest 搭配,指通过激烈手段夺取控制权。
wrest power 表示争夺权力或优势,体现武力或强力手段。
通过艰难争夺赢得的胜利,与 wrest 的费力取得含义相关。
强调夺取过程的艰难和对抗性,与 wrest 的核心语义一致。
指争夺成功后获得的支配地位,是 wrest 动作的常见结果。
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”。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.