wring

拧、扭、拧干

She wrung the wet towel and hung it on the line.

她把湿毛巾拧干后挂到绳子上。

挤出、榨出

He wrung the last drops of water from the cloth.

他把布里最后几滴水都挤了出来。

搓、绞多指焦虑时

She sat by the phone, wringing her hands in silence.

她坐在电话旁，默默地搓著双手。

逼取、勒索、硬要

The reporters finally wrung a confession out of him.

记者终于从他口中逼出了一句认错的话。

扭断口语

If he lies to me again, I'll wring his neck.

他要是再骗我，我就扭断他的脖子。

使痛苦、揪心文学

The sight of the empty room wrung her heart.

看到那间空荡荡的房间，她心里一阵揪痛。

拧、扭、扭绞罕用

He gave the cloth a quick wring over the sink.

他在水槽上方把布快速拧了一下。