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wrest

英[rest] 美[rɛst]
  • vt. 用力拧;抢夺;歪曲
  • n. 扭,拧

英英释意


1. obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically;
"wrest the knife from his hands"
"wrest a meaning from the old text"
"wrest power from the old government"