wrest
v
1 [Tn.pr] ~ sth from sb take sth away from sb violently 從某人處搶奪某物
wrest the gun from his grasp 把槍從他手中奪過來.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth from sb/sth obtain sth from sb/sth by a hard struggle奮力從某人[某物]處獲得某事物
wrest a confession from sb 費(fèi)力取得某人的供詞
Foreign investors are trying to wrest control of the firm from the family. 外國(guó)投資者盡力從這個(gè)家族手中奪取對(duì)公司的控制權(quán).