来自PIE*wer,弯，转，拧，词源同wring,wrench。引申义猛拉，抢夺，攫取。

1. The men had returned to wrest back power.

这些人已经回来以图重新夺取权力。

2. The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.

警官最终把枪从他手中夺走了.

3. The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.

反叛者企图从政府军手中夺取这个城镇的控制权.

4. For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government.

一年来，他一直试图从中央政府手中将控制权夺过来。

5. He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge.

他遭到一名保安的袭击，那保安想抢走一个气瓶。