wring

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wring /ˈrɪŋ/ verb

wrings; wrung /ˈrʌŋ/ ; wringing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

wring

/ˈrɪŋ/

verb

wrings; wrung /ˈrʌŋ/ ; wringing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

Learner's definition of WRING

[+ object]

: to twist and squeeze (wet cloth, hair, etc.) to remove water拧出；挤（湿布、湿头发等上的水）

I wrung the towel and hung it up to dry.我拧掉毛巾里的水，然后把它挂起来晾干。
I wrung my hair and wrapped it in a towel.我挤干头发上的水，然后用毛巾把头发包起来。
The rag was wrung dry. [=squeezed until almost all of the liquid was gone]这块抹布拧干了。

— often + out

— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

She has been wrung dry by bills. [=she has no money left because she used all of it to pay bills]各类账单把她的钱都花光了。

: to get (something) out of someone or something with a lot of effort尽力取得；强行索取 — + out of or from

They tried to wring [=squeeze] every last dollar of profit out of the failing company.他们试图从这家快要倒闭的公司榨取最后的利润。
I finally managed to wring an apology from her.我终于设法迫使她道歉了。

: to twist and break (an animal's neck) in order to kill the animal拧断（动物的脖子）

wringing wet

: very wet湿透的

informal

— used to say that you are very angry with someone拧断某人的脖子（指非常愤怒）

: to twist and rub your hands together because you are nervous or upset（因紧张或不安）绞搓双手

She was wringing her hands and pacing back and forth while waiting for her son to call.她绞搓着双手来回走动，等待儿子的电话。

— see also hand-wringing