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wring objrINv [T]past wrung rVNto hold (something) tightly with both hands and twist by turning your hands in opposite directions拧, 绞If you wring (out) something that is wet such as a cloth or a piece of clothing, you remove the water by twisting with your hands.拧干, 绞出水She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.她将衬衫上的水拧干，拿到外面去晒。If you wring something that you want from/ out of someone, you force or persuade them to give it to you.强迫或说服某人交出某物The nurses'popularity with the public enabled them to wring concessions from the government.这些护士在公众中的声望使得她们能够迫使政府让了步。If you wring your hands, you show that you are worried or unhappy.苦恼地搓手Car dealers are wringing their hands over low sales this summer.汽车销售商们正为今夏的低销售量而苦恼地搓手顿脚。We must all do something to help rather than merely wringing our hands in despair and saying how awful the situation is.我们全都应该尽点力, 而不仅仅是绝望地搓搓手，感叹情况是多么可怕。If someone wrings a bird's neck, they kill it by twisting and breaking its neck.将鸟的脖子拧断而将其杀死(infml) If you say you'll wring someone's neck, you are very angry with them.扭断某人的脖子, 对某人非常生气I'll wring his neck if he does that again.如果他再犯, 我就扭断他的脖子。
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