"wring from" in Chinese (Simplified)
强行取得榨取
Definition
通过施压、威胁或坚持不懈,强迫某人给予你信息、帮助或钱等东西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个表达多用于半正式场合,强调对方不愿意给出某物。常与“confession(坦白)、information(信息)、apology(道歉)”等词搭配。不要与“ring(打电话)”混淆。
Examples
It took hours to wring from him the truth about what happened.
花了几个小时才**强行取得**他对发生事情的真相。
She managed to wring from her boss a day off.
她设法从老板那里**争取到**了一天假期。
The reporter tried to wring from the witness more details.
记者试图从证人那里**榨取**更多细节。
The confession was finally wrung from him after hours of questioning.
经过几个小时的盘问,供词终于被**逼了出来**。
It was impossible to wring from the company any compensation for the delay.
根本不可能从公司那里**争取到**因延误的赔偿。
No matter what I did, I couldn’t wring from them a simple apology.
无论我怎么做,都**套不出**他们一句简单的道歉。