| 单词 | hand-wringing |
| 释义 | hand-wringing also handwringing uncountable noun If you accuse someone of hand-wringing, you mean that they are expressing sorrow about a bad situation but are saying that they are unable to change it. [disapproval] ...despite all the public hand-wringing about the importance of voting. hand-wringing in British Englishnoun informal an extended debate over the correct course of action in a situation hand-wringing in American English (ˈhændˌrɪŋɪŋ) or ˈhandˈwringing (ˈhændˌrɪŋɪŋ) noun expression of distress or anxiety, as in clasping and twisting the hands together Derived forms hand-wringer (ˈhand-ˌwringer) noun or ˈhandˌwringer Examples of 'hand-wringing' in a sentence |
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