wrest from
phrasal verbwrest something from somebody/something (formal)
- to take something such as power or control from somebody/something with great effort
攫取,抢夺(权力) - They attempted to wrest control of the town from government forces.
他们企图从政府军手中夺取对这个城镇的控制权。
- They attempted to wrest control of the town from government forces.
- to take something from somebody that they do not want to give, suddenly or violently
synonym wrench抢,夺(物品) - He wrested the gun from my grasp.
他把枪从我手里抢走了。
- He wrested the gun from my grasp.