wring
vt. 绞,拧; 扭干,绞出; 折磨,使苦恼; 曲解
vi. 蠕动; 扭动; 感到痛苦; 感到苦恼
If you wring something out of someone, you manage to make them give it to you even though they do not want to.
Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers...
买主们千方百计想从供货商那儿无息赊购。
In this way, he hoped to put pressure on the British and thus to wring concessions from them.
他希望通过这种方式向英国人施压,从而迫使他们让步。
If someone wrings their hands, they hold them together and twist and turn them, usually because they are very worried or upset about something. You can also say that someone is wringing their hands when they are expressing sorrow that a situation is so bad but are saying that they are unable to change it.
The Government has got to get a grip. Wringing its hands and saying it is a world problem just isn't good enough.
政府必须采取切实行动,一味搓着手感叹说这是个全球性问题是远远不够的。
If you say that you will wring someone's neck or that you would like to wring their neck, you mean that you are very angry or irritated with them.
That crazy Debbie! He could wring her neck for this!...
黛比那个疯子!他会为这把她的脖子拧断的!
I still love you even though I'd like to wring your neck.
虽然我想掐死你,但我还是爱你的。
1. a twisting squeeze;
1. twist and press out of shape
2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish;
3. obtain by coercion or intimidation;
4. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid;
wring one's hands
苦恼地(或绝望地)绞拧双手
Wring out your wet clothes.
把你的湿衣服拧干.
This is a tale that wring the heart.
这是个令人心痛的故事.
The man could wring money from anyone by his sad story.
这人利用他的悲惨故事能设法从任何人手里弄到钱.
The girl's pitiful history would wring one's withers.
这女孩子的经历令人心碎.
Wring the water out of the cloth.
把水从布料中绞出来.