Aunt Polly fell to crying and wringing her hands.

波莉姨妈哭了起来，绞扭着双手。

"There," Miss Rottenmeier exclaimed, wringing her hands.

“瞧！”罗特麦耶小姐绞扭着双手叫道。

We can't simply stand by wringing our hands. We have to do something.

我们不能只站着搓手，我们得做点什么。

Here they endure long hours at dangerous jobs, wringing flecks of gold from the dirt with mercury.

他们每天在这种危险的环境下工作很长时间，从带有水银的泥沙中淘出金沙。

Hand-wringing in Washington quickly followed.

悲观言论也随即在华盛顿响起。