the joint between the hand and the arm 手腕；腕关节 
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2‘Is it serious?’ she asked, clasping the doctor's wrist. “严重吗？”她紧握医生的手腕问道。 A policeman snapped handcuffs around his wrists. 警察咔嚓一声把手铐铐到了他的双腕上。 He grabbed her wrist but she twisted it free. 他抓住她的手腕，但她扭动一下挣脱开了。 He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt. 他割腕企图自杀。 He wears weights on his wrists when he goes running. 他双腕戴着负重带跑步。 I turned to leave but he clasped me by the wrist. 我转身要离开，但是他紧紧握住了我的手腕。 She sent the ball flying over the net with a flick of the wrist. 她轻抖手腕，将球击过了网。 Strong fingers encircled her tiny wrists. 强有力的手指箍着她那细小的手腕。 The burglars bound the family's wrists behind their backs. 盗贼把全家人的手腕反绑起来。 The secret of making the ball spin is in the wrist action. 使球旋转的秘诀在于手腕的动作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bony
- slender
- small
- …
- catch (somebody by)
- clasp
- grab (somebody by)
- …
- watch
- band
- strap
- …
- around the/your wrist
- round the/your wrist
- by the wrist
- …
- a flick of the wrist
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin, probably from the base of writhe.
Idioms
a slap on the wrist
- (informal)
a warning or mild punishment 警告；轻微的惩罚 We're hoping that she gets off with a slap on the wrist from the judge. 我们只是希望法官给她小以惩戒就放过她。