wrist
US: /ˈɹɪst/
UK: /ɹˈɪst/
UK: /ɹˈɪst/
English Vietnamese dictionary
wrist /rist/
- danh từ
- cổ tay
- cổ tay áo
- (thể dục,thể thao) cú đánh bằng cổ tay
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
the joint between the hand and the arm: She's broken her wrist. + He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist.
Idioms see SLAP n.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
bony, slender, small, thin, tiny | sinewy | limp, weak | broken, injured, sprained
VERB + WRIST
catch (sb by), clasp (sb by), grab (sb by), grasp (sb by), grip (sb by), seize (sb by), take (sb by)
‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor's wrist. I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist.
| bend, twist
He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free.
| encircle, enclose
Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists.
| rub | break, dislocate, fracture, sprain | bandage | bind
The burglars bound the family's wrists behind their backs.
| slash, slit
He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt.
WRIST + NOUN
watch
(also
wristwatch
)
| band, strap | action
The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action.
| joint | injury
PREP.
around/round the/your ~
A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists.
| by the ~, on the/your ~
He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running.
PHRASES
a flick of the wrist
She sent the shuttlecock flying over the net with a practised flick of the wrist.
Concise English dictionary
wristsrɪst
noun
+a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
