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wringing

/ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

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verb

拧，绞。

To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.

Examples :

"I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry."

我没有毛巾，所以就把头发拧干了。

action process function

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verb

拧，绞

To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.

Examples :

"Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl."

把浆果放进粗棉布里，拧出汁水到碗里。

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verb

榨取，勒索

To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.

Examples :

"The bully was wringing lunch money from the smaller kids every day after school. "

那个恶霸每天放学后都从个子小的孩子那里榨取午饭钱。

action business economy

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verb

榨取，勒索。

To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.

Examples :

"The teacher was wringing every last bit of information from the students during the exam review. "

考试复习期间，老师正在从学生身上榨取最后一丝信息。

action communication

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verb

拧，绞

To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.

Examples :

"She was so nervous before her presentation that she kept wringing her hands. "

她演讲前非常紧张，一直不停地绞着双手。

action body function

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verb

揪心，使痛苦。

To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).

Examples :

"The news of the company layoffs was wringing the joy out of everyone's hearts. "

公司裁员的消息让每个人都感到揪心难受，喜悦之情荡然无存。

suffering emotion soul mind

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verb

研合，挤压咬合

To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.

Examples :

"The machinist was careful when wringing the gauge blocks together to create a precise height standard. "

那位机械师在研合量块时非常小心，这样才能得到精确的高度标准。

technical science process

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verb

扭动，拧。

To twist, as if in pain.

Examples :

"She was wringing her hands nervously while waiting for the test results. "

她紧张地等待考试结果，双手不停地绞着。

body action sensation emotion

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verb

歪曲，曲解。

To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.).

Examples :

"The teacher worried that some students were wringing the meaning of the poem, focusing on a meaning that the author never intended. "

老师担心一些学生在歪曲这首诗的意义，专注于作者从未想表达的含义。

language communication word writing

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verb

敲诈，勒索

To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.

Examples :

"The corrupt official was wringing money from local businesses by threatening to shut them down for minor violations. "

那个腐败官员通过威胁以小过失关闭当地企业来敲诈勒索他们的钱财。

action inhuman suffering state society law government business finance moral economy politics negative guilt

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verb

拧，绞。

To bend or strain out of its position.

Examples :

"to wring a mast"

把桅杆拧断

action position

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noun

拧，绞。

The act by which something is wrung.

Examples :

"After the washing, the wringing of the wet clothes was done by hand. "

洗完之后，湿衣服的拧绞是用手完成的。