(past and past participlewrung)with obj.
1- squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it绞, 拧：
she wrung the cloth out in the sink.
她在水池里把布拧干。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial extract (liquid) by squeezing and twisting something绞出, 拧出：
I wrung out the excess water.
我把多余的水拧出来。
1.2
- break (an animal's neck) by twisting it forcibly扭断（动物的脖子）。
1.3
- squeeze (someone's hand) tightly, especially with sincere emotion（真诚地）紧抓, 紧握（某人的手）。
1.4
- with obj. and adverbial obtain (something) with difficulty or effort尽力索取, 强行取得：
few concessions were wrung from the government.
从政府那里几乎没得到什么让步。
1.5
- cause pain or distress to使痛苦, 使苦恼：
the letter must have wrung her heart.
那封信一定使她很伤心。
短语
wring one's hands
- clasp and twist one's hands together as a gesture of great distress, especially when one is powerless to change the situation苦恼地（或绝望地）绞拧双手。
词源
Old English wringan (verb)， of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wringen, also to WRONG.