hand-wringing

英 ['hændrɪŋ] 美 ['hændrɪŋ]

• n. 绝望；歇斯底里状态

hand-wringing的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I took the high hand in despair,and said there must be no more talk of Tad coming back.
   绝望之际，我只好专横地说，不许再谈起塔德回来的事。
2. There was such a note of wild despair in his low voice that she dropped her hand from his arm and stepped back.
   他那低沉的声音中有那么一种痛感绝望的语调，使得她把搭在他臂上的那只手抽回来，同时倒退了两步。