2PHRASE (通常因忧愁、焦虑而)绞扭双手(干叹息) 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. (通常因忧愁、焦虑而)绞扭双手(干叹息)
The Government has got to get a grip. Wringing its hands and saying it is a world problem just isn't good enough.
政府必须采取切实行动,一味搓着手感叹说这是个全球性问题是远远不够的。
3PHRASE [VERB inflects]扭断…的脖子(表示非常生某人的气) If you say that you will wring someone's neck or that you would like to wring their neck, you mean that you are very angry or irritated with them. 扭断…的脖子(表示非常生某人的气) [informal]
That crazy Debbie! He could wring her neck for this!.
黛比那个疯子!他会为这把她的脖子拧断的!
I still love you even though I'd like to wring your neck.