wring
- IPA[rɪŋ]
英式
- squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it；extract (liquid) by squeezing and twisting something
- an act of squeezing or twisting something.
verb: wring, 3rd person present: wrings, gerund or present participle: wringing, past tense: wrung, past participle: wrung
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動詞
- 1. squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it she wrung the cloth out in the sink 同義詞
- ▪ extract (liquid) by squeezing and twisting something I wrung out the excess water
- ▪ squeeze (someone's hand) tightly, especially with sincere emotion he fervently wrung Rose's hand
- ▪ obtain (something) with difficulty or effort few concessions were wrung from the government 同義詞
- 2. break (an animal's neck) by twisting it forcibly the chicken shrieked as one of the women wrung its neck I'll wring her neck when I lay hands on her
- 3. cause pain or distress to the letter must have wrung her heart 同義詞
名詞
- 1. an act of squeezing or twisting something.
- past and past participle of wring
Oxford Dictionary
- past and past participle of wring
Oxford American Dictionary
- clasp and twist one's hands together as a gesture of great distress, especially when one is ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- clasp and twist one's hands together as a gesture of great distress, especially when one is ...
Oxford Dictionary
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美式
- squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it: she wrung the cloth out in the sink
- an act of squeezing or twisting something.
Oxford American Dictionary