拧干（毛巾、抹布），挤干

1. to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze

transitive verb Godan verb with 'ru' ending

挤（水果）汁，压，提取，挤奶，挤奶

2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk

transitive verb Godan verb with 'ru' ending

绞尽脑汁，用力（说话）

3. to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending transitive verb

敲诈，剥削

4. to extort, to exploit

transitive verb Godan verb with 'ru' ending

严厉斥责、大声责骂；斥责、责骂

5. to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke

transitive verb Godan verb with 'ru' ending

钻研，训练

6. to drill into, to train

Godan verb with 'ru' ending transitive verb

缩小（焦点），缩小

7. to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down

Godan verb with 'ru' ending transitive verb

收拢（窗帘等），拉紧（拉绳）

8. to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)

transitive verb Godan verb with 'ru' ending

9. to stop down (lens)

transitive verb Godan verb with 'ru' ending

10. to turn down (e.g. radio)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending transitive verb

11. to bend (bow), to draw

transitive verb Godan verb with 'ru' ending

12. to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize

Godan verb with 'ru' ending transitive verb sumo