wrest

wrest

英 [rest]
　　美 [rɛst]

vt. 用力擰；搶奪；歪曲
　　n. 扭，擰

中文詞源：

wrest 擰，扭，攫取，搶奪

來自PIE*wer,彎，轉，擰，詞源同wring,wrench。引申義猛拉，搶奪，攫取。

例句：

1. The men had returned to wrest back power.
這些人已經回來以圖重新奪取權力。

2. The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.
警官最終把槍從他手中奪走瞭.

3. The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.
反叛者企圖從政府軍手中奪取這個城鎮的控制權.

4. For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government.
一年來，他一直試圖從中央政府手中將控制權奪過來。

5. He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge.
他遭到一名保安的襲擊，那保安想搶走一個氣瓶。