wrench

noun

1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

Synonym: spanner

2. a jerky pulling movement

Synonym: twist

3. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

e.g. the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
he was sidelined with a hamstring pull

Synonym: twistpull

verb

1. twist suddenly so as to sprain

e.g. wrench one's ankle
The wrestler twisted his shoulder
the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

Synonym: twistsprainturnwrickrick

2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish

e.g. Wring one's hand

Synonym: wring

3. twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

e.g. wrench a window off its hinges
wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest

Synonym: twist

4. make a sudden twisting motion

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

e.g. He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand...
他感觉有两个人在使劲拽他手里的手提箱。
e.g. He wrenched off his sneakers...
他使劲儿脱下运动鞋。

2. 挣脱;挣开
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.

e.g. She wrenched herself from his grasp...
她从他手里挣脱开来。
e.g. He wrenched his arm free...
他把手臂挣脱开来。

3. 扭伤(关节)
If you wrench one of your joints, you twist it and injure it.

e.g. He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.
他因摔倒而严重扭伤了脚踝。

4. (离别时的)痛苦，愁楚
If you say that leaving someone or something is a wrench, you feel very sad about it.

e.g. I always knew it would be a wrench to leave Essex after all these years...
我一直心里清楚过了这么多年后离开埃塞克斯会非常痛苦。
e.g. Many of the things are of great sentimental value and it is going to be a wrench parting with them...
其中很多东西都具有重要的情感价值，令人难以割舍。

5. 扳钳；活动扳手
A wrench or a monkey wrench is an adjustable metal tool used for tightening or loosening metal nuts of different sizes.

6. 作梗;阻挠
If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.

e.g. Their delegation threw a giant monkey wrench into the process this week by raising all sorts of petty objections.
他们的代表团本周提出了各种细枝末节的反对意见，极在地阻挠了进程。

1. 扳手：于是今天又跑了趟沃尔玛,买了各种工具若干,包括一个千斤顶(jack)和支撑台(jack stand),扳手(wrench)和各种型号的套筒(socket),改锥和老虎钳什么的,还买了个万用表和一个专业的工具箱.

2. wrench

2. 扭伤：法国人(French)把他扔进了壕沟 / 战壕(trench)里,我把他扭伤(wrench)一个有文化的人(literate),爱上了重复说话(iterate),长大以后学会了掺假(adulterate),生病以后变成了文盲(illiterate),之前无文字记录(preliterate),

3. 板手：帮维修中心的Valerie找一把板手(wrench)和钳子(piler) [exp +250]*维修中心(maintenance center)的老板Valerie竟然是队员Vic的女儿!如果你带

4. 扳手[钳]：进入左边的Comfort Room,使用物品栏内的扳手钳(WRENCH)到中间镜子下面的管子上,得到剪刀. 回到大厅,进入Left Hallway,使用物品栏的酸(Acid)到门,出现对话框,如下: