Wrench

(noun.) a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt.

(noun.) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; 'the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell'; 'he was sidelined with a hamstring pull'.

(verb.) twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; 'wrench a window off its hinges'; 'wrench oneself free from somebody's grip'; 'a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest'.

(verb.) make a sudden twisting motion.

录入:佩内洛普

• Some said, that the Vincys had behaved scandalously, that Mr. Vincy had threatened Wrench, and that Mrs. Vincy had accused him of poisoning her son. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• That stupid high heel turned and gave me a sad wrench. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The house might be a good one, but Mr. Wrench was not going to truckle to anybody on a professional matter. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Lydgate should go on now, whether Wrench liked it or not. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The thing is settled now, said Mr. Wrench, rising. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• This was a point on which Lydgate smarted as much as Wrench could desire. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Wrench did not take it at all well. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• In saying what he said then, he never looked at her; but looked at it and wrenched at it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• And the words were wrenched from him with a groan, which made his brother start. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• And I assure you it wrenched the imagination to see tidy nursemaids wheeling perambulators and children playing diavolo on the very square where Bloody Sunday had gone into history. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The powdered mortar from under the stone at which he wrenched, rattled on the pavement to confirm his words. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• A pang of tameless grief wrenched every heart, a burst of despair was echoed from every lip. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Her hair was falling over her shoulders; her gown was torn where Rawdon had wrenched the brilliants out of it. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• In short, I turned over on my face when I came to that, and got a good grasp on the hair on each side of my head, and wrenched it well. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• He appeared to be wrenching at it, or bending it with all his strength. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Georgy got one, wrenching it off, having swarmed up the pole to the delight of the spectators, and sliding down with the rapidity of a fall of water. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He knew that all his life he had been wrenching at the frame of life to break it apart. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Oh, if you think of living as the Wrenches do! 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

手打:威尔