wring

英 [rɪŋ]

美 [rɪŋ]

v. 拧，绞，拧出，绞出(衣服等中的水); 扭(鸟的脖子，以将其杀死)

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

Collins.1 / BNC.12101 / COCA.10500

短语动词

wring out
1. 把…拧干

wring sth from/out of sb

从…处费力弄到；从…压榨出
to obtain sth from sb with difficulty, especially by putting pressure on them

wring sb's hand

wring your hands

（尤指出于焦急或烦恼）扭绞双手
to hold your hands together, and twist and squeeze them in a way that shows you are anxious or upset, especially when you cannot change the situation

wring sb's neck

（表示愤怒或气恼）拧断…的脖子，非掐死…不可
when you say that you will wring sb's neck , you mean that you are very angry or annoyed with them

verb

拧，绞，拧出，绞出（衣服等中的水）
to twist and squeeze clothes, etc. in order to get the water out of them
拧，扭（鸟的脖子，以将其杀死）
if you wring a bird's neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird

VERB 强行取得;逼取
If youwringsomethingout ofsomeone, you manage to make them give it to you even though they do not want to.
1. 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。
2. 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。
PHRASE (通常因忧愁、焦虑而)绞扭双手（干叹息)
If someonewringstheirhands, 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 iswringingtheirhandswhen they are expressing sorrow that a situation is so bad but are saying that they are unable to change it.
1. 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。
PHRASE 扭断…的脖子(表示非常生某人的气)
If you say that you willwringsomeone'sneckor that you would like towringtheirneck, you mean that you are very angry or irritated with them.
1. 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！
2. 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。

noun

verb

twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
1. Wring one's hand
Synonym:wrench
twist and press out of shape
Synonym:contortdeformdistort
twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
1. wring the towels
obtain by coercion or intimidation
1. They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
2. They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
Synonym:extortsqueezerackgouge

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。
I'll just wring out this jumper and hang it up.
我只需把这件套衫拧干挂起来。
If he ever makes a pass at you, I'll wring his neck.
如果他敢对你轻举妄动，我就拧断他的脖子。
Gently open the soda bottle which I couldn't wring.
轻轻拧开我拧不开的汽水瓶盖。
If I find the person who did this, I'll wring his neck!
我要是找出这是谁干的，我非掐死他不可！
I'll wring your neck if you don't behave!
你要是行为不端，我就拧断你的脖子。
Soak a small towel in the liquid, wring it out, then apply to the abdomen.
将一块小毛巾浸在液体中，拧干后敷在腹部。
Break it up before I wring both of your necks.
在我扭断你们的脖子前别玩了。
He turned away to wring out the wet shirt
他走开去把湿衬衫拧干。
There must be something wring with my car.
我的小车一定是出什么毛病了。