基本释义

[verb] forcibly pull (something) from a person’s grasp
[动词] 强行将(某物)从某人手中夺下

深入解读

Wrest 是一个只比熟词 rest 前面多了一个字母 W 但又发音相同的单词,同时也很容易同熟词 wrist (手腕)相混淆。

该词源自古英语 wræstan (扭、拧),本义是指“用力扭、用力拧”。现在主要用来表示“抢夺、强夺”,常用搭配 wrest sth from sb/sth 作正式用语使用,多指通过剧烈的扭动或拧动强行将某物从某人手中夺下,比如:

  • 他把复制品从我手里抢走了。
    He wrested the replica from my grasp.

从这个概念出发, wrest 进一步用来引申指“费力取得、辛苦谋求”,也是作正式用语使用,主要指通过武力、暴力或坚定的劳作等,在相当大的努力或困难之后从某人或他人那里夺取某物,尤其是权力或控制权,比如:

  • 千方百计使某人说出真情
    wrest the truth out of sb
  • 他们希望允许人们从不讲人情的官僚体制中夺回自己生命的主宰权。
    They wanted to allow people to wrest control of their lives from impersonal bureaucracies.

图书例句

Muddy swinesnouts, hands, root and root, gripe and wrest them.
满是泥泞的猪鼻子啊,手啊,又是拱,又是掘,把它们紧紧攥住,吃力地弄到手里。
出自爱尔兰现代主义作家詹姆斯·乔伊斯(James Joyce)于1922年出版的长篇小说《尤利西斯》(Ulysses)。

外刊例句

  • It became fully operational on April 6th, and aims not just to impress visitors but also to help the country’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, wrest the skies from its successful Gulf rivals.
    它于4月6日全面投入运营,目标不仅是争取游客的青睐,还要帮助该国的国家航空公司土耳其航空从客源丰沛的海湾对手那里抢夺一片天空。
    ——《经济学人》
  • The amendment provides a complex, difficult process for wresting power from a sitting president.
    该修正案为从现任总统手中夺取权力提供了一个复杂、困难的程序。
    ——《纽约时报》

常见短语

“抢夺”(wrest)是一个动词,指的是用力夺取、抢夺或强行取得。下面是一些包含单词 “wrest” 的短语,附带中文解释:

  1. wrest control(夺取控制)
  2. wrest power(夺取权力)
  3. wrest authority(夺取权威)
  4. wrest dominance(夺取主导地位)
  5. wrest victory(夺取胜利)
  6. wrest influence(夺取影响力)
  7. wrest freedom(夺取自由)
  8. wrest attention(夺取注意力)
  9. wrest resources(夺取资源)
  10. wrest opportunity(夺取机会)
  11. wrest advantage(夺取优势)
  12. wrest position(夺取位置)
  13. wrest control over(夺取对…的控制)
  14. wrest power from(从…夺取权力)
  15. wrest rights(夺取权利)
  16. wrest leadership(夺取领导地位)
  17. wrest the throne(夺取王位)
  18. wrest the crown(夺取王冠)
  19. wrest a victory from(从…夺取胜利)
  20. wrest a confession(逼取坦白)
  21. wrest a promise(强行索取承诺)
  22. wrest a secret(逼取秘密)
  23. wrest a decision(强行取得决定)
  24. wrest a compromise(强行达成妥协)
  25. wrest a deal(夺取交易)
  26. wrest a declaration(逼取宣言)
  27. wrest a resolution(夺取决议)
  28. wrest a statement(强行取得声明)
  29. wrest a confession from(从…逼取坦白)
  30. wrest a commitment(夺取承诺)
  31. wrest a concession(强行取得让步)
  32. wrest a reaction(夺取反应)
  33. wrest a confession out of(从…逼取坦白)
  34. wrest a reaction from(从…夺取反应)
  35. wrest a response(夺取回应)
  36. wrest a treaty(夺取条约)
  37. wrest a surrender(强迫投降)
  38. wrest a compromise from(从…夺取妥协)
  39. wrest a confession out of(从…逼取坦白)
  40. wrest a reaction out of(从…夺取反应)
  41. wrest a victory over(夺取…的胜利)
  42. wrest a confession from(从…逼取坦白)
  43. wrest a reaction from(从…夺取反应)
  44. wrest a response from(从…夺取回应)
  45. wrest a surrender from(从…强迫投降)
  46. wrest a promise from(从…夺取承诺)
  47. wrest a commitment from(从…夺取承诺)
  48. wrest a compromise out of(从…夺取妥协)
  49. wrest a decision out of(从…强行取得决定)
  50. wrest a statement out of(从…强行取得声明)

同近义词

wrench: pull or twist (someone or something) suddenly and violently
snatch: quickly secure or obtain (something) when a chance presents itself
prise: use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something)

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