"wring" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拧干
• 榨取

Definition

紧紧扭转某物，通常是为了把液体拧出来。也可指强行从某人或某物中获取情感或信息。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Wring” 正式/文学用词，多用于拧干布类（如“wring out a towel”）。比喻用法如“wring someone's neck”（极度生气）、“wring out information”（强行套出信息）。过去式‘wrung’为不规则。不用于扳动机械（应使用“twist”或“squeeze”）。

Examples

Please wring the water out of the cloth before using it.

请在使用前先把布里的水**拧干**。

He had to wring out his socks after walking in the rain.

他在雨中走后不得不把袜子**拧干**。

She used both hands to wring the towel dry.

她用双手把毛巾**拧干**。

Sometimes it feels like life is trying to wring every bit of energy out of me.

有时候感觉生活在**榨取**我所有的精力。

If you keep being dishonest, I might have to wring the truth out of you.

如果你继续不诚实，我可能得**逼**你说出真相。

She looked so upset, it almost made me want to wring his neck.

她看起来很难过，我差点想要**拧**他的脖子。