wrest r?st;rest <<及物動(dòng)詞>> wrest.ed wrest.ing, wrests 1 拉扯; 猛力扭轉(zhuǎn) wrested the book out of his hands 從他的手里奪取那本書 wrested the islands from the settlers 從原殖民者的手中掠奪島嶼 2 霸占 wrested power from the monarchy 從君主手中纂奪權(quán)力 3 榨取; 絞出 wrest the meaning from an obscure poem 擷取一首不著名的詩之意義 4 a. 曲解 (事物的意義或本質(zhì)) wrested the words out of context 斷章取義 b. 誤用; 濫用 <<名詞>> 1 搶奪 2『音樂』(弦樂器的) 調(diào)音鍵 <<名詞>> wrester