wrenched 的 3 个定义
- to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
- to overstrain or injure by a sudden, violent twist: When she fell, she wrenched her ankle.
- to affect distressingly as if by a wrench.
- to wrest, as from the right use or meaning: to wrench the facts out of context.
- to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside: He wrenched away.
- to give a wrench or twist at something.
- a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist: With a quick wrench, she freed herself.
- a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist.
- a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings.
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wrenched 近义词
jerk, force violently
更多wrenched例句
- Some applicants, however, say the pandemic has thrown a wrench in a time-intensive and financially draining process.
- In North County, both teacher resistance and staff shortages have thrown major wrenches in efforts to reopen schools from Vista to Encinitas to Escondido.
- 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.
- One especially frantic Hasid had wrenched his wife to death while fixing his station wagon in front of all nine of his children.
- The odor wrenched the stomach and made one hesitant to breathe.
- On the day the game came out, I played for a few hours, then wrenched myself away to play tennis with a friend.
- In a moment Harry had wrenched the gun from her, and with a blow bent the barrel of the rifle around the door frame.
- Mr. Parsons wrenched away with a will, and soon the great bar was bent almost to a right angle.
- Without another word he wrenched himself from her, opened the front door, and ran out into the night.
- Squatting on his haunches he wrenched a large tobacco-wad from a black plug, then leaned over towards his neighbour and grunted.
- Valmond caught the giant's wrist with both hands, and with a mighty effort wrenched himself aside.