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单词

wrest

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rest
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释义

vt. 用力拧;抢夺;歪曲 n. 扭,拧 [ 第三人称单数 wrests 现在分词 wresting 过去式 wrested 过去分词 wrested ]

例句

To wriggle is to wrest about like a worm.
蠕动就是像虫子一样扭来扭去。
The men had returned to wrest back power.
这些人是为了夺权回来的。
They attempted to wrest control of the town from government forces.
他们企图从政府军手中夺取对这个城镇的控制权。

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But upon arriving, he found a nation in conflict.Local revolutionaries sought to wrest control of Madagascarfrom France’s lingering colonial rule.
is what would our world look likeif we were able to wrest the reins of governmental poweraway from those who oppose abortion
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