wring

基本词汇

英 [rɪŋ]

美 [rɪŋ]

v.拧；绞出；拧断（脖子）；使痛苦；强迫取得

n.扭绞

过去式: wrung 过去分词: wrung 现在分词: wringing 第三人称单数: wrings

日语：絞る法语：tordre 德语：wringen 韩语：짜다 俄语：exprimir

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v.(动词)

vt. 绞，拧，扭(尤指脖子) twist (especially the neck,causing death)
vt. 握紧(尤指别人的手) press hard on (especially a person's hand)
vt. 把(湿衣服)拧干；绞掉(水) twist and/or press (wet clothes) to remove water,or to remove (water) by doing this

noun

1. a twisting squeeze

e.g. gave the wet cloth a wring

Synonym: squeeze

verb

1. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish

e.g. Wring one's hand

Synonym: wrench

2. twist and press out of shape

Synonym: contortdeformdistort

3. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid

e.g. wring the towels

4. obtain by coercion or intimidation

e.g. They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him

Synonym: extortsqueezerackgouge

1. 强行取得;逼取
If you wring something out of someone, you manage to make them give it to you even though they do not want to.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

2. (通常因忧愁、焦虑而)绞扭双手（干叹息)
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.

wring

e.g. 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。

3. 扭断…的脖子(表示非常生某人的气)
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.

e.g. 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！
e.g. 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。