wrench

pronunciation

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  • n.
    扳手
    扭伤
    突然的悲痛
  • vt.
    扭伤
    扭转
    歪曲

Word Origin

wrench 猛拉

来自PIE*wer,弯,转,拧,词源同wring,wrest。引申义猛拉。

Example

1. Click on the wrench icon to change its settings .
可点击扳手图标来修改其设置。
2. Suddenly a bike slams into my right leg ; I drop the wrench .
突然,一辆自行车猛地撞到我的右腿,我的扳手掉到地上。
3. Adjustable wrench for turning off gas and water .
用来关闭煤气和自来水的可调扳手
4. Remarkable : the finished wrench is pulled out of the powder tray
难以置信:扳手竟然从一个装满粉末的托盘中取出
5. Wrench jockeys : undergrads tinker with a prototype laser ignition system on an industrial caterpillar engine .
扳手骑师:本科生在一个工业卡特彼勒发动机上试行初创的激光点火系统。

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