wring

[US]/rɪŋ/
[UK]/rɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.絞,擰,扭(尤指脖子)
握緊(尤指別人的手)
把(溼衣服)擰乾;絞掉(水)
Word Forms
過去分詞wrung
現在分詞wringing
過去式wrung
第三人稱單數wrings
複數wrings

Phrases & Collocations

wring out

擰乾

wring hands

握緊手

wring a towel

擰毛巾

wring someone's neck

掐死某人

wringing wet

渾身溼透;(衣服)溼得擰得出水來;[口語]溼得能絞出水來的,溼透的;

Example Sentences

wring the neck of a chicken.

用力扭小雞的脖子

a tale that wrings the heart.

使人痛心的故事

wring (out) wet clothes

把溼衣服擰乾

wring a confession from the prisoner

逼犯人招供

wring the clothes and hang them on the line.

擰乾衣服掛在繩子上。

Wring those wet things out.

把那些溼衣服擰乾。

Those interviewers really put me through the wringer!

那些面試官真是讓我受盡折磨!

I'll wring your neck if you don't behave!

你要是不規矩, 我就擰斷你的脖子。

If I find the person who did this, I’ll wring his neck!

要是我查出是誰幹的,非掐死他不可!

He’s been through the wringer lately, what with his divorce, and then losing his job.

他最近歷盡艱辛,先是離婚,之後又丟了工作。

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