wrest

• vt.強くねじる；掠める；歪める
• ひねる

PIE*werの「曲げる」「回す」「ひねる」が語源。

wrest (v.)

Old English wr?stan "to twist, wrench," from Proto-Germanic *wraistjan (source of Old Norse reista "to bend, twist"), from PIE *wreik- "to turn" (see wry). Meaning "to pull, detach" (something) is recorded from c. 1300. Meaning "to take by force" (in reference to power, authority, etc.) is attested from early 15c. Related: Wrested; wresting.

1. The men had returned to wrest back power.

彼らは戻ってきて権力を再奪取しようとしている。

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

警官は最終的に銃を彼から奪った。

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

反逆者は政府軍からこの町の制御権を奪おうとしている。

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

1年間、中央政府から制御権を奪おうとしてきた。

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

警備員に襲われ、警備員はガスボンベを奪おうとした。