wring

及物动词绞，拧; 扭干，绞出; 折磨，使苦恼; 曲解

不及物动词扭动; 蠕动; 感到痛苦; 感到苦恼

名词绞，扭; 紧紧握手; 剧痛

及物动词

1. 绞：wring bolt 装配螺栓 | wring 绞 | wringing fit 轻迫配合

2. 扭：wither#凋谢 | wring#扭 | yell#号叫

3. 拧：wrestle (與)摔角 | wring 擰 | yacht 遊艇

4. 扭绞：赖特;彼得 WRIGHT; PETER (1926- ) | 扭绞 WRING | 皱纹 WRINKLE

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.

    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。

相关词组：wring out

1. Put the mixture in a clean dish towel and squeeze to wring out as much liquid as possible.

2. " We're going to wring the towel dry, " he said.

3. The president gave GM 60 days to wring additional concessions from workers, creditors and other stakeholders.

4. Wrap the cucumber discs in the towel and wring any water from the cucumbers.

5. They also believe they could wring the most out of the MGM library.

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