Tra từ wrench - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Allen wrench
box end wrench
monkey wrench
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
off
▪ In a couple of seconds the aerial had gone and the windscreen wipers had also been wrenched off.
▪ She wrenched off her coat while Tod trudged on up, and she came pounding after him.
▪ The lid of Pandora's box could be wrenched off or tightly sat upon.
▪ An oriental girl dressed as a matador wrenched off her domino and threw herself at me.
▪ The great doors had been wrenched off their hinges, and anyone could come and go at all hours.
open
▪ Geoffrey wrenched open the front door, which set off the front alarm.
▪ He wrenched open the door and gave some instructions to the driver.
▪ Jean and I dashed to the back of Danny's truck and wrenched open the door.
▪ Then El-Jorr wrenched open the door and, ignoring everybody, left as abruptly as he had arrived, muttering to himself.
NOUN
door
▪ Geoffrey wrenched open the front door, which set off the front alarm.
▪ A minute later he had wrenched open the door and was standing on the terrace.
▪ He wrenched open the door and gave some instructions to the driver.
▪ Behind her the miners had wrenched the door open angrily.
▪ Instead she wrenched the door open, intending to shout something very rude at whoever had disturbed her quiet, peaceful morning.
▪ A voice told him to come in and he wrenched the door open.
▪ Jean and I dashed to the back of Danny's truck and wrenched open the door.
▪ Then El-Jorr wrenched open the door and, ignoring everybody, left as abruptly as he had arrived, muttering to himself.
VERB
try
▪ Horrified, she tried to wrench herself from sleep - then the water struck, roaring round her ears.
▪ Finally, just try to wrench your trolley to pieces.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Brian wrenched his back trying to carry a heavy box.
▪ In 1943, the army wrenched the boy's father from him.
▪ The boat wrenched and banked severely to the right.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Every punch and kick doubled her up with pain and wrenched a tortured shout from her throat.
▪ He wrenched at the stout panelling, roaring with fury.
▪ Horrified, she tried to wrench herself from sleep - then the water struck, roaring round her ears.
▪ Only greater humiliation could result from an attempt to wrench the truth from her.
▪ They were almost at the church before he wrenched his mind back to the present.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
monkey
▪ While Elinor lived, Adam dared not risk flinging a monkey wrench into that dream.
VERB
throw
▪ Yet Washington keeps throwing political wrenches into oil projects at home and abroad.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ As she told me the bad news, I felt a wrench in my stomach.
▪ One wrench of your back could cause permanent damage.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But I know it is going to be a wrench.
▪ He had a wrench hanging from his belt loop.
▪ I pushed the wrench down the side of Armstrong's driving seat and wound up the engine.
▪ Spray it and then use the wrench on it, jump on to the window ledge then on to the door.
▪ Yet Washington keeps throwing political wrenches into oil projects at home and abroad.

wrench

I. wrench¹ /rentʃ/ verb
[Language : Old English; Origin : wrencan]
1. [TRANSITIVE ALWAYS + ADVERB/PREPOSITION]
to twist and pull something roughly from the place where it is being held:
　 ▪ I wrenched the packet from his grasp.
　 ▪ The door had been wrenched open.

2. wrench yourself away/free
to use your strength to pull yourself away from someone who is holding you:
　 ▪ She managed to wrench herself free.

3. [TRANSITIVE]
to hurt a joint in your body by twisting it SYN sprain:
　 ▪ I think I’ve wrenched my knee.

II. wrench² noun
1. [COUNTABLE]
especially American English a metal tool that you use for turning nuts SYN spanner British English

2. throw a (monkey) wrench in something
American English informal to do something that will cause problems or spoil someone’s plans SYN throw/put a spanner in the works British English

3. [SINGULAR]
a strong feeling of sadness that you get when you leave a person or place that you love:
　 ▪ Leaving New York had been a terrible wrench.

4. [COUNTABLE USUALLY SINGULAR]
a twisting movement that pulls something violently:
　 ▪ He grabbed the rope and gave it a wrench.