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我用力把螺丝往木头上拧,可是拧不进去,又掉出来了。 I've put the screw in the wood as tightly as I can, but it won't stay in, it keeps slipping out.
吴阿姨要我们静一些,随后拧开了电视。 Auntie Wu asked us to be quiet, then turned the television on.
瓶盖没拧正。 The bottle-top has been screwed on squint.
这果酱罐的盖子拧不开. The lid of this jam pot won't unscrew.
把你的游泳衣里的水拧出去. Wring the water out of your wet bathing costume.
他猛力一拧, 将那把手拧了下来. With a violent twist, he wrenched off the handle.
他把衣服拧乾後晾到绳子上. He wrung the clothes (out) before putting them on the line to dry.
这水龙头好拧. This tap turns easily/It's easy to turn this tap.
这螺丝钉需要再拧紧些。 This screw needs tightening.
强盗把老人的胳膊一拧,老人立即把兜里所有的钱都交了出来。 The robber gave the old man's arm a twist, and he at once came across with all he money he had in his pocket.