单词 | wrench |
释义 | wrench n. & v. --n   1. a violent twist or oblique pull or act of tearing off.   2. an adjustable tool like a spanner for gripping and turning nuts etc.   3. an instance of painful uprooting or parting (leaving home was a great wrench).   4. Physics a combination of a couple with the force along its axis. --vtr.   1. twist or pull violently round or sideways.   2. (often foll. by off, away, etc.) pull off with a wrench.   3. distort (facts) to suit a theory etc. Etymology: (earlier as verb:) OE wrencan twist |
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