wrenches

1. vt. & vi. 猛扭,猛拉 twist; pull violently
2. vt. 歪曲,曲解 distort (facts, the meaning of a sentence, etc.)

• wrench one's ankle扭伤踝部
• wrench one's arm手臂扭伤
• wrench one's neck扭伤脖子

• wrench from从…拉出来

monkey wrench n. 活动扳手；螺旋钳

torque wrench扭力扳手；转矩扳手；定力矩扳手

pipe wrench管扳钳；管子钳

impact wrench拧紧扳手，套筒板手；冲头

socket wrench[机械]套筒扳手

1. It's hard to get at the spark plug without a proper wrench.
   没有一把合适的扳钳，要抓住那个火花塞是困难的。
2. The knob broke off when he gave it a sudden wrench.
   当他突然扭了一下球形把手，它便断了。
3. Leaving home was a terrible wrench for him.
   他觉得离开家十分痛苦。
4. She couldn't stand the wrench of departure.
   她受不了离别的痛苦。

1. Be careful. Don't wrench yourself.
   小心点，别扭伤了。
2. She wrenched herself from the villain's clutches.
   她挣脱了那恶棍的掌握。

1. I had to wrench the lid off the bottle.
   我只好把瓶盖拧开。
2. Throwing a potential wrench in the new discovery, other scientists say they had already identified the species and given it another name.
   排除了新发现的曲解的可能性，其他科学家们也表示已经认同了这个物种并另给它一个命名。