wrest

1. V-T If you wrest something from someone else, you take it from them, especially when this is difficult or illegal. (尤指艱難或非法)攫取; 搶奪[journalism] [文學(xué)性]

For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government. 在過去的一年裡，他一直試圖從中央政府手中奪廻控制權(quán)。

The men had returned to wrest back power. 這些人是爲(wèi)了奪權(quán)廻來的。

2. V-T If you wrest something from someone who is holding it, you take it from them by pulling or twisting it violently. 搶奪[文學(xué)性]

He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur. 他從司機(jī)手裡奪過手提箱。

He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge. 一名保安襲擊了他，那保安想搶走一個氣罐。