Word · Frequency #4394
wrist
手腕，腕关节
the joint connecting the hand to the arm
- 1.
The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
手腕关节；腕部
- 2.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
腕关节；桡骨远端与近排腕骨之间的关节
- 3.
A stud or pin which forms a journal.
形成轴承的螺栓或销钉。
手腕关节；腕部；腕关节；桡骨远端与近排腕骨之间的关节；形成轴承的螺栓或销钉。；手腕；腕关节；[医] 腕
In use
She wore a beautiful watch on her left wrist.
He sprained his wrist while playing basketball.
The dancer moved her wrists gracefully to the music.
sprain/break one's wrist
常用于描述运动或意外中的损伤。
I sprained my wrist playing tennis.
我打网球时扭伤了手腕。
wear sth on one's wrist
描写佩戴物品的位置。
She always wears a bracelet on her wrist.
她总是戴着手链。
grab/take sb by the wrist
表示抓住或握住手腕的动作。
The nurse gently took the patient by the wrist to check his pulse.
Connections
Collocations
- fracture one's wrist
- 手腕骨折
- He fell off his bike and fractured his wrist.他从自行车上摔下来，手腕骨折了。
- sprain one's wrist
- 扭伤手腕
- She sprained her wrist while playing tennis.她打网球时扭伤了手腕。
- wrist watch
- 手表
- He wears a vintage wrist watch.他戴着一块复古手表。
- wrist pain
- 手腕疼痛
- Typing for long hours can cause wrist pain.长时间打字会导致手腕疼痛。
- wrist band
- 腕带
- The athlete wore a sweat-absorbing wrist band.这名运动员戴着吸汗腕带。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
手腕(wrist)上戴手表(watch)，都含字母w，联想记忆
Context & Register
通常用于中性语境，既见于日常对话（如描述受伤）也广泛用于医学、运动等正式场合。常见搭配如“wrist watch”、“wrist injury”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'wrist' as they share the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and coda /st/. No spelling lookalikes that sound different are included.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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