拧

汤姆Tāngmǔ拧nǐng干gān毛巾máojīn挂起guàqǐ来lái晾干liànggān。

Tom wrung out the towel and hung it up to dry.

用yòng拧nǐng檬méng汁zhī代替dàitì醋cù。

Use lemon juice instead of vinegar.

现在xiànzài你nǐ只要zhǐyào拧nǐng紧jǐn螺丝luósī，就jiù大功告成dàgōnggàochéng了le。

Now all you have to do is tighten the screw, and Bob's your uncle.

俗话说súhuàshuō：愚公移山yúgōngyíshān；可kě俗话súhuà又yòu说shuō：胳膊gēbo拧nǐng不过bùguò大腿dàtuǐ！

The saying goes: move mountains like Yu Gong; but another saying goes: you can't bend an arm against a thigh!