wring

verb

1. 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
2. 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

1. VERB 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.
   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。
2. PHRASE (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.
   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。
3. PHRASE 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.
   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。

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。
3. 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。
4. 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！
5. 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。
6. He turned away to wring out the wet shirt
   他走开去把湿衬衫拧干。
7. 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。
8. The girl's pitiful history would wring one's withers.
   这女孩子的经历令人心碎。
9. Wring out your wet clothes.
   把你的湿衣服拧干。
10. 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。
11. 'Or I'll take off my best frock and help you wring up?
    要不我把我身上这件最好的衣服脱下来，帮你把衣服拧干了吧？
12. 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！
13. Wring the water out of the cloth.
    把水从布料中绞出来。
14. I'll wring his calf's head off his body with these hands.
    我要用这双手将他那牛脖子拧下来。
15. When we wring our hands, it's China we fear.
    现在令他们惴惴不安的国家变成了中国。
16. You tempt Him to wring them, till He forces a cry of humiliation.
    你使得上帝来绞扭你的心和神经，一直到他迫使你发出屈服的呼喊为止。
17. He will wring tears of blood from your humiliation.
    他会用羞辱榨出你体内的血和泪。
18. He was still holding me by the wrist, and at that he gave it quite a wring.
    他仍握着我的手腕，听了我的话，他又用力地扭了一下。
19. Break it up before I wring both of your necks.
    在我扭断你们的脖子前别玩了。
20. 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。
21. I'll wring his neck if he does that again.
    如果他再犯，我就扭断他的脖子。
22. When he finds out what you did, he'll wring your neck!
    要是他发现你干的事，他会拧断你的脖子。
23. "Oh, Scarlett, you are so young you wring my heart," he said.
    “唔，思嘉，你真像个孩子，可把我的心都揪痛了，”他说。
24. Gently open the soda bottle which I couldn't wring.
    轻轻拧开我拧不开的汽水瓶盖。
25. Give the towels another wring.
    把毛巾再拧一拧吧。
26. Shut up or I'll wring your bloody neck.
    闭嘴，不然我扭断你该死的脖子。
27. There must be something wring with my car.
    我的小车一定是出什么毛病了。
28. I'll just wring out this jumper and hang it up.
    我只需把这件套衫拧干挂起来。
29. I ought to wring his neck right now.
    我应该马上扭断他的脖子。
30. Give the towels another wring. Can I have another blanket?
    把毛巾再拧一拧吧.我可以再要一件毛毯吗？

wring sth from/out of sb

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

v.

wring sb's hand

• （握手时）攥紧…的手
  to squeeze sb's hand very tightly when you shake hands

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

noun

1. a twisting squeeze
   1. gave the wet cloth a wring

   Synonym:    squeeze

verb

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

4. 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