wrest

1. VERB (尤指艰难或非法地)攫取，抢夺
   If you wrest something from someone else, you take it from them, especially when this is difficult or illegal.
   1. For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government...
      一年来，他一直试图从中央政府手中将控制权夺过来。
   2. The men had returned to wrest back power.
      这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。
2. VERB 抢，夺(物品)
   If you wrest something from someone who is holding it, you take it from them by pulling or twisting it violently.
   1. He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur...
      他从司机手里抢过手提箱。
   2. He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge.
      他遭到一名保安的袭击，那保安想抢走一个气瓶。

1. For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government
   一年来，他一直试图从中央政府手中将控制权夺过来。
2. The men had returned to wrest back power.
   这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。
3. He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur
   他从司机手里抢过手提箱。
4. He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge.
   他遭到一名保安的袭击，那保安想抢走一个气瓶。
5. But developing countries led by China, India and Brazil now have an opportunity, if they can settle on a suitable nominee, to wrest leadership from the West.
   但以中国、印度和巴西为首的发展中国家现在有了一个从西方手中夺取领导权的机会，如果它们能就推举一位合适的候选人达成一致。
6. My son is recovering now, but I am still too close to his illness to understand fully what lessons I can learn, what meaning I can wrest, from this experience.
   我儿子现在正在恢复，但我仍很担心他的病情，以致于不完全知道从这次经历中我能吸取什么教训、得出什么结论。
7. The bully tried to wrest the ball from the smaller boy's hands.
   那个恃强凌弱的家伙企图从比他小的男孩手中夺走皮球。
8. China is beginning to wrest the nuclear export industry away from dominant Western suppliers.
   中国已经开始从占主导地位的西方供应商手中抢夺核出口行业。
9. Political leaders vowed to wrest back command of their destinies from out-of-control markets.
   各国首脑誓言，要从失控的市场手中夺回命运的主宰权。
10. In theory, having elected politicians wrest power from the bureaucratic shadows ought to be a good thing.
    理论上，由选举产生的政客从尾大不掉的官僚体制手中夺回权力，应该是件好事。
11. The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.
    反叛者企图从政府军手中夺取这个城镇的控制权。
12. You were very brave to wrest the knife from the murderer.
    你们非常勇敢地从凶手手里夺下了那把刀。
13. Try as we would, we could not wrest the secret from him.
    我们尽管想方设法也无法从他那里获得那个秘密。
14. You wrest my words out of their real meaning.
    你曲解了我话里的真正含义。
15. I find the sight of him like this so annoying, that I quite often try to wrest it out from his tightly locked jaws a tussle that ends with no one smiling.
    我很讨厌看到他这副样子，以至于我常常会试图从他紧闭的双鄂中把笔夺下来这种争斗通常不会以笑容收场。
16. Still others believe Malak turned on Revan, using the Jedi's attack as an opportunity to wrest control from his former Master's failing grip.
    还有的人认为马拉克背叛了瑞文，利用绝地的攻击作为一个机会来夺取前师父失败的控制权。
17. Ultimately, online payments could allow businesses to wrest more control of the payment value chain from banks.
    最终，在线支付可能让企业能够从银行那里夺得对支付价值链的更大控制权。
18. Yet efforts by top athletes to wrest control away from the sports system have generally failed.
    不过，顶尖运动员试图摆脱体育系统控制的努力通常都以失败告终。
19. Somali pirates warned yesterday they would kill the crew of a Chinese bulk carrier if the Chinese Navy attempts to wrest control of the vessel from them, Reuters reported Monday.
    路透社周一报道：索马里海盗昨日发出警告说如果中国海军试图从他们手里夺回船只的掌控权，他们将杀死一个散料转运船上船员。
20. Foreign investors are trying to wrest control of the firm from the family.
    外国投资者尽力从这个家族手中夺取对公司的控制权。
21. General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command, has warned that "horrific actions" by the Taliban will meet the attempt by American, Afghan and Canadian forces to wrest control of the province.
    美国中央司令部的首脑大卫？彼得雷乌斯将军警告说，美国，阿富汗，和加拿大的军事力量将尝试强行夺取对全省的控制来应对塔利班的那种“令人发指的行径”。
22. They tried to wrest control of the company from him.
    他们试图从他手中夺取对该公司的控制权。
23. Many Chinese web contributors have described Mr Chen as a traitor for trying to wrest Gome from Mr Huang and have accused him of selling out the nation and his former boss.
    中国的许多网络撰稿人将陈晓描绘成一个企图从黄光裕手中夺走国美的叛徒，指责他出卖了自己的国家与过去的老板。
24. One of the hostages was foolhardy enough to try to wrest the gun from the hijacker's hand.
    有一个人质莽撞地企图去夺劫机者手中的枪。
25. They plotted to wrest power from the king.
    他们图谋篡夺国王的权力。
26. Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.
    有组织地反对权威；一个集团想从另一个集团夺取控制的冲突。
27. With Wayne Rooney still suffering from a broken foot, England's dreams of success in Germany could wrest on Owen's ability to hit the net.
    鲁尼依然受着脚伤的困扰，英格兰在德国成功的梦想可能要寄希望于欧文的进球能力了。
28. I tried to wrest the gun from his hands.
    我试图把枪从他手中夺过来。
29. The farmers here have always had a struggle to wrest a living from the soil.
    这里的农民总得经过一番奋斗才能从土地上勉强维持生活。
30. I am going to wrest back my Twitter account and do it myself.
    我准备要回我的Twitter账号，亲自打理。

wrest sth from sb/sth

1. 攫取，抢夺（权力）
   to take sth such as power or control from sb/sth with great effort
   
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