wring something's neck

相關詞: wring

片語

Definition

  1. To kill an animal by twisting or breaking its neck.

    扭断(鸟或其他动物的)脖子;将其掐死。

    • The farmer found the fox trying to steal a chicken, so he caught it and wrung its neck.

      农夫发现狐狸试图偷鸡,于是他抓住狐狸并扭断了它的脖子。

    • She said angrily that if she heard that noise again, she would wring the neck of whoever was making it.

      她生气地说,如果再听到那个噪音,她会掐死制造噪音的人。

    • In the past, farmers would often wring the necks of chickens to prepare them for dinner.

      过去,农民经常扭断鸡的脖子来准备晚餐。