wringing

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you wring something out of someone, you manage to make them give it to you even though they do not want to. 設法獲取
Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers. 買主們想方設法從他們那些供應商那裡獲取無息賒購。
2. PHRASE If someone wrings their hands, they hold them together and twist and turn them, usually because they are very worried or upset about something. You can also say that someone is wringing their hands when they are expressing sorrow that a situation is so bad but are saying that they are unable to change it. (因焦慮、悲傷或無計可施) 紐絞雙手
We can't simply stand by wringing our hands. We have to do something. 我們不能衹站著搓手，我們得做點什麽。