| 单词 | wrench |
| 释义 | wrench —wrench /rentʃ/ noun [C usually singular] (PULL) ► F0 a sudden, violent twist or pullThesaurus+: ↑Pullingnoun [C] MAINLY US (TOOL) ► F0 a spanner, usually one that can be made larger or smaller for holding and turning objects of different sizes: » an adjustable wrench→ SEE ALSO MONKEY WRENCH(Cf. ↑monkey wrench)Thesaurus+: ↑Tools , ↑Gardening toolsnoun [S] (UNHAPPY FEELING) ► F0 a feeling of unhappiness when you have to leave a person or place that you love: » She found leaving home a real wrench.Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretverb ↑Verb Endings for wrench F0 [T + adv/prep] to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from a fixed position: » The photographer tripped over a lead, wrenching a microphone from its stand.» The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall.» The ball was wrenched out of his grasp by another player.» His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free.Thesaurus+: ↑PullingF0 [T] to twist part of your body badly, such as your arm or leg, and injure it: » He wrenched his right shoulder during a game of hockey.Thesaurus+: ↑Injuring and injuriesF0 [T usually passive] to suddenly take someone from people they love, causing them great unhappiness: » At the age of eight, she was wrenched from her foster parents and sent to live with another family.Thesaurus+: ↑Isolating and separating |
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