wrenched / rɛntʃ /

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wrenched3 个定义

v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
  2. to overstrain or injure by a sudden, violent twist: When she fell, she wrenched her ankle.
  3. to affect distressingly as if by a wrench.
  4. to wrest, as from the right use or meaning: to wrench the facts out of context.
v. 无主动词 verb
  1. to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside: He wrenched away.
  2. to give a wrench or twist at something.
n. 名词 noun
  1. a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist: With a quick wrench, she freed herself.
  2. a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist.
  3. a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings.

wrenched 近义词

v. 动词 verb

jerk, force violently

更多wrenched例句

  1. Some applicants, however, say the pandemic has thrown a wrench in a time-intensive and financially draining process.
  2. In North County, both teacher resistance and staff shortages have thrown major wrenches in efforts to reopen schools from Vista to Encinitas to Escondido.
  3. The global pandemic threw an unexpected wrench into the business plans of media companies large and small, and for the unlucky, caused them to shut their doors — or shut down their websites — completely.
  4. One especially frantic Hasid had wrenched his wife to death while fixing his station wagon in front of all nine of his children.
  5. The odor wrenched the stomach and made one hesitant to breathe.
  6. On the day the game came out, I played for a few hours, then wrenched myself away to play tennis with a friend.
  7. In a moment Harry had wrenched the gun from her, and with a blow bent the barrel of the rifle around the door frame.
  8. Mr. Parsons wrenched away with a will, and soon the great bar was bent almost to a right angle.
  9. Without another word he wrenched himself from her, opened the front door, and ran out into the night.
  10. Squatting on his haunches he wrenched a large tobacco-wad from a black plug, then leaned over towards his neighbour and grunted.
  11. Valmond caught the giant's wrist with both hands, and with a mighty effort wrenched himself aside.