英语词汇“wrench”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wrench

(rentʃ )

Word forms: wrenches , wrenching , wrenched

1. verb

If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it.

He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand. [VERB noun preposition]

He wrenched off his sneakers. [VERB noun with adverb]

They wrenched open the passenger doors and jumped into her car. [V adj n]

Synonyms: twist, force, pull, tear

2. verb

If you wrench yourself free from someone who is holding you, you get away from them by suddenly twisting the part of your body that is being held.

She wrenched herself from his grasp. [V pron-refl prep]

He wrenched his arm free. [VERB noun adjective]

She tore at one man's face as she tried to wrench free. [VERB adjective]

I wrenched my hand away from my attacker. [VERB noun adverb]

3. verb

If you wrench one of your joints, you twist it and injure it.

He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: sprain, strain, rick, distort

4. singular noun

If you say that leaving someone or something is a wrench, you feel very sad about it. [British]

I always knew it would be a wrench to leave Essex after all these years.

Although it would be a wrench, we would all accept the challenge of moving abroad.

Synonyms: blow, shock, pain, ache

5. countable noun

A wrench or a monkey wrench is an adjustable metal tool used for tightening or loosening metal nuts of different sizes.

6. to throw a wrench phrase

If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem. [US]

They threw a giant monkey wrench into the process by raising all sorts of petty objections. [+ into]

[Also + in]regional note: in BRIT, use throw a spanner in the works

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Idioms:

throw a wrench into the works or throw a monkey wrench into the works

to cause problems which prevent something from happening in the way that it was planned. The British expression is throw a spanner in the works.

When Elton was robbed it threw a monkey wrench into the works.

Translations:

Chinese: 痛苦, 猛扭, 活动扳手, 扭伤

Japanese: ねじり, ねじる, レンチ, 筋を違える

单词	wrench
释义	wrench (rentʃ ) Word forms: wrenches , wrenching , wrenched 1. verb If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand. [VERB noun preposition] He wrenched off his sneakers. [VERB noun with adverb] They wrenched open the passenger doors and jumped into her car. [V adj n] Synonyms: twist, force, pull, tear 2. verb If you wrench yourself free from someone who is holding you, you get away from them by suddenly twisting the part of your body that is being held. She wrenched herself from his grasp. [V pron-refl prep] He wrenched his arm free. [VERB noun adjective] She tore at one man's face as she tried to wrench free. [VERB adjective] I wrenched my hand away from my attacker. [VERB noun adverb] 3. verb If you wrench one of your joints, you twist it and injure it. He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sprain, strain, rick, distort 4. singular noun If you say that leaving someone or something is a wrench, you feel very sad about it. [British] I always knew it would be a wrench to leave Essex after all these years. Although it would be a wrench, we would all accept the challenge of moving abroad. Synonyms: blow, shock, pain, ache 5. countable noun A wrench or a monkey wrench is an adjustable metal tool used for tightening or loosening metal nuts of different sizes. 6. to throw a wrench phrase If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem. [US] They threw a giant monkey wrench into the process by raising all sorts of petty objections. [+ into] [Also + in]regional note: in BRIT, use throw a spanner in the works Image of wrench © sommai damrongpanich, Shutterstock Idioms: throw a wrench into the works or throw a monkey wrench into the works to cause problems which prevent something from happening in the way that it was planned. The British expression is throw a spanner in the works. When Elton was robbed it threw a monkey wrench into the works. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 痛苦, 猛扭, 活动扳手, 扭伤 Japanese: ねじり, ねじる, レンチ, 筋を違える
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