| 词汇 | wrench |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. wrench (v.) O.E. wrencan "to twist," from P.Gmc. *wrankijanan (cf. O.H.G. renken, Ger. renken "to twist, wrench," O.E. wringan "to wring"), from PIE *wreng- "to turn" (cf. Skt. vrnakti "turns, twists," Lith. rengtis "to grow crooked, to writhe"), nasalized variant of *werg- "to turn" (cf. L. vergere "to turn, tend toward"), from base *wer- "to turn, bend" (see versus). Related: Wrenched, wrenching. 2. wrench (n.) O.E. wrenc "a twisting, artifice, trick;" see wrench (v.). The meaning "tool with jaws for turning" is first recorded 1794. 词根记忆： v. 猛拧;挣脱;使扭伤n.扳手;痛苦,难受He wrenched the window open.他把窗户撬开. |
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