| 释义 |
wring /rɪŋ/► SEE ALLwring your handswring sb’s neck
●ˌwring your ˈhandstwist and rub your hands together because you are very worried, upset or anxious （尤指因焦急或烦恼）绞扭双手◆He stood there, wringing his hands in despair.
他站在那里，绝望地搓着双手。◆It’s no use just wringing our hands — we must do something.
光发愁无济于事，我们必须采取行动。▸ ˈhand-wringing noun ◆No amount of hand-wringing can change the situation.
再怎么着急也改变不了局面。●ˌwring sb’s ˈneck (spoken, informal) used as an expression of anger or as a threat （表示愤怒或威胁）拧断…的脖子，掐死…◆If I find the person who did this, I’ll wring his neck!
要是我查出是谁干的，非拧断他脖子不可！ NOTE If you wring a bird’s neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird. * wring指拧断鸟的脖子致其死亡。 |