wrench

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  • n.扳手；扳钳；（离别的）痛苦；猛扭
  • v.猛拉；猛扭；猛拧；扭伤（脚踝、肩膀等）
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Simple Present：wrenches  Present Participle：wrenching  Past Tense：wrenched  

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wrench
v.
1.
[t][i]
猛拉；猛扭；猛拧to pull or twist sth/sb/yourself suddenly and violently
The bag was wrenched from her grasp.
那只包从她紧握的手里被夺了出来。
He grabbed Ben, wrenching him away from his mother.
他抓住本，把他从他母亲那里一把抢走了。
Guy wrenched his mind back to the present.
盖伊的思绪猛地回到现在。
They wrenched the door open.
他们猛地把门拉开了。
She managed to wrench herself free.
她终于设法挣脱出来。
2.
[t]
~ sth
扭伤（脚踝、肩膀等）to twist and injure a part of your body, especially your ankle or shoulder
She wrenched her knee when she fell.
她跌倒时把膝盖扭伤了。
3.
[t][i]
使痛苦，使十分难过（尤指以致哭喊出声）to make sb feel great pain or unhappiness, especially so that they make a sound or cry
His words wrenched a sob from her.
他的话使得她难过得抽泣起来。
a wrenching experience
苦难的经历
Her words wrenched at my heart.
她的话使得我心如刀绞。
n.
1.
[c]
扳钳；扳手a metal tool with a specially shaped end for holding and turning things, including one which can be adjusted to fit objects of different sizes, also called a monkey wrench or an adjustable spanner
2.
[sing]
（离别的）痛苦，难受pain or unhappiness that you feel when you have to leave a person or place that you love
Leaving home was a terrible wrench for me.
对我来说离开家是件十分痛苦的事。
3.
[c][ususing]
猛扭；猛拉a sudden and violent twist or pull
She stumbled and gave her ankle a painful wrench.
她绊了一跤，把脚踝崴得很痛。
IDM
throw a wrench in/into sth

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1.
do not immerse in any type of cleaner which may affect special high pressure lube with which the wrench is packed at the factory.
不要完全浸没任一种清洁器中，因这种清洁器可能受裹满扳手的特殊高压润滑剂的影响。
bú yào wán quán jìn mò rèn yī zhǒng qīng jié qì zhōng , yīn zhè zhǒng qīng jié qì kě néng shòu guǒ mǎn bān shou de tè shū gāo yā rùn huá jì de yǐng xiǎng 。
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2.
I wanted to reach out to her and wrench away all the miseries that had taken root in her young spirit.
我想接触她并赶走那些在她童年时就扎根在心里的悲伤
wǒ xiǎng jiē chù tā bìng gǎn zǒu nà xiē zài tā tóng nián shí jiù zhā gēn zài xīn li de bēi shāng
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3.
By reinstating Parliament, Mr Morsi is trying to wrench back some of the authority stripped from civilian politicians.
恢复议会是因为穆尔西想夺回平民政客应有的一些权力。
huī fù yì huì shì yīn wèi mù ěr xī xiǎng duó huí píng mín zhèng kè yīng yǒu de yì xiē quán lì 。
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4.
It is, if I may take an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; for every wrench of agony return a wrench: reduce him to my level.
那就是，要是我能以眼还眼，以牙还牙，每回他拧痛我，我也要扭伤他，让他也受受我的罪。
nà jiù shì , yào shi wǒ néng yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá , měi huí tā nǐng tòng wǒ , wǒ yě yào niǔ shāng tā , ràng tā yě shòu shòu wǒ de zuì 。
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5.
Now pull it out quickly, pressing against the top of the lock while gently turning your wrench.
接着快速地把它抽出来，转动扳手的时候用它顶着锁芯里的上面部分。
jiē zhe kuài sù de bǎ tā chōu chū lái , zhuǎn dòng bān shou de shí hou yòng tā dǐng zhe suǒ xīn lǐ de shàng mian bù fen 。
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6.
When I went back it was a bit of a wrench; I had to look around and move the last things out of the house.
当我回到老家的时候，真是有点伤感，我不得不到处寻找，将最后一点东西搬走。
dāng wǒ huí dào lǎo jiā de shí hou , zhēn shì yǒu diǎn shāng gǎn , wǒ bù dé bù dào chù xún zhǎo , jiāng zuì hòu yì diǎn dōng xi bān zǒu 。
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7.
For him, personally, how much of a wrench was it to leave it all?
对他个人而言，彻底抛开这一切的痛苦有多大？
duì tā gè rén ér yán , chè dǐ pāo kāi zhè yí qiè de tòng kǔ yǒu duō dà ?
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8.
He tried to wrench it back, but the muck sucked viciously at his foot as if it were a giant leech.
他挣扎着想拔出来，但淤泥就像一个巨大的水蛭一样，紧紧地吸住了他的脚。
tā zhēng zhá zhuó xiǎng bá chū lái , dàn yū ní jiù xiàng yī gè jù dà de shuǐ zhì yí yàng , jǐn jǐn de xī zhù le tā de jiǎo 。
9.
He may have been disappointed in himself, even shaken, but outwardly he was as smooth and focused as a socket wrench.
也许他对自己有些失望，甚至有些动摇，但至少那聚精会神的神情看上去一切都还顺利。
yě xǔ tā duì zì jǐ yǒu xiē shī wàng , shèn zhì yǒu xiē dòng yáo , dàn zhì shǎo nà jù jīng huì shén de shén qíng kàn shàng qù yí qiè dōu hái shùn lì 。
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10.
At present, the screwdriver, the wrench, the ruler and the die are hardware which is often used in machining factory.
目前，在机械加工工厂里，螺钉旋具、扳手、尺子和板牙是较为常用的几种五金工具。
mù qián , zài jī xiè jiā gōng gōng chǎng lǐ , luó dīng xuàn jù 、 bān shou 、 chǐ zi hé bǎn yá shì jiào wéi cháng yòng de jǐ zhǒng wǔ jīn gōng jù 。
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