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擰出；擠（濕布、濕頭發等上的水）

I wrung the towel and hung it up to dry.我擰掉毛巾裏的水，然後把它挂起來晾幹。
I wrung my hair and wrapped it in a towel.我擠幹頭發上的水，然後用毛巾把頭發包起來。
The rag was wrung dry. [=squeezed until almost all of the liquid was gone]這塊抹布擰幹了。

— often + out

— sometimes used figuratively有時用作比喻

She has been wrung dry by bills. [=she has no money left because she used all of it to pay bills]各類賬單把她的錢都花光了。

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

They tried to wring [=squeeze] every last dollar of profit out of the failing company.他們試圖從這家快要倒閉的公司榨取最後的利潤。
I finally managed to wring an apology from her.我終於設法迫使她道歉了。

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

wringing wet

: very wet濕透的

informal

— used to say that you are very angry with someone擰斷某人的脖子（指非常憤怒）

: to twist and rub your hands together because you are nervous or upset（因緊張或不安）絞搓雙手

She was wringing her hands and pacing back and forth while waiting for her son to call.她絞搓着雙手來回走動，等待兒子的電話。

— see also hand-wringing