wrings
英 [rɪŋz]
美 [rɪŋz]
v. 拧,绞,拧出,绞出(衣服等中的水); 扭(鸟的脖子,以将其杀死)
wring的第三人称单数
柯林斯词典
- 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.- 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。
- Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers...
- 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.- 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。
- The Government has got to get a grip. Wringing its hands and saying it is a world problem just isn't good enough.
- 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.- 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。
- That crazy Debbie! He could wring her neck for this!...