hand wringing

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The repeated clasping or squeezing of the hands as a symptom of distress. countable,uncountable
    — Whisperings filled the corridors with unearthly sounds — the hand-wringing and breast-beating of the elder sisters — the sighs and sobs of the younger.
  2. A feigned exhibition of distress, usually with implied inaction or vacillating in the face of a dilemma or crisis. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — On the one hand, there is the danger of ineffectual and often counterproductive conservative handwringing over the crisis.

词形变化

hand wringings plural handwringing alternative hand-wringing alternative
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