wrench
英 [ren(t)ʃ]
美 [rɛntʃ]
- n. 扳手，扳钳；扭伤；痛苦；歪曲；猛扭
- vt. 扭伤；猛扭；曲解；折磨
- vi. 扭伤；猛扭；猛绞
- n. (Wrench)人名；(英)伦奇
助记提示
1. *sker- "cut"; *ker- / *wer- "turn, bend, wind, twist" (see curve, versus).
2. *wer- => *wr- "turn, bend, wind, twist".
3. *wr- => 同源词：wring => wrench (类比：drink => drench) "twist",
4. => wring => wrangle "dispute, wrestle" (与什么纠缠不休，类比：versus),
5. => wring => wrong "twisted, crooked, wry, wrong" (取本义为扭曲的、歪曲的这些含义的引申义),
6. => wring => wrinkle "wrinkled, crooked, winding, crease"; from PIE *wreng- "turn", nasalized variant of *werg- "turn" (cf. Latin vergere "turn, tend toward"), from *wer.
7. *wer- / *wr- => 其它同源词：worry (因为纠缠而纠结、烦恼),
8. => wry "distorted, twisted" (from *wrig- "turn" => awry, wrist "the turning joint", wriggle, wrest "twist, wrench", wrestle (wrest 的反复体)),
9. => wreath (from *wreit- "turn, bend" => writhe "twist or bend", wroth "angry" (literally "tormented, twisted")),
10. => wrap (from *werp- "turn, wind" => warp), worm (cf. Latin vermis "worm"),
11. => worth (literally "turn into", from PIE *wert- "turn, wind"),
12. => weird ("fate, destiny," literally "that which comes", from PIE *wert- "turn, wind", For sense development from "turning" to "becoming," cf. phrase turn into "become"),
13. => -ward (adverbial suffix expressing direction, Old English -weard "toward," literally "turned toward," variant of PIE *wert- "turn, wind"), rhombus (from PIE *wremb-, from *werb- "turn, twist, bend").
双语例句
- 1. He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand.
- 他感觉有两个人在使劲拽他手里的手提箱。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She tore at one man's face as she tried to wrench free.
- 她试图挣脱时朝一个男子的脸上抓去。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I had to run around to several shops to get that wrench.
- 我跑了好几家商店,才找到那种扳手.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.
- 他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. He pulled the handle off with a wrench.
- 他一拧就把把手拧了下来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
