wrest
中文解釋
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Collins Definition
Verb
wrests, 3rd person singular present; wresting, present participle; wrested, past tense; wrested, past participle;
/rest/,
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wrests, 3rd person singular present; wresting, present participle; wrested, past tense; wrested, past participle;
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Forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp
- - Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold
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Take (something, esp. power or control) from someone or something else after considerable effort or difficulty
- - they wanted to allow people to wrest control of their lives from impersonal bureaucracies
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Distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one's own interests or views
- - you appear convinced of my guilt, and wrest every reply I have made
Noun
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A key for tuning a harp or piano
Web Definitions:
- obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"
- To pull or twist violently; To obtain by pulling or violent force; To seize
- (wrested) him into the backseat (227): pull, jerk or force with a violent twist