| 单词 | wring |
| 释义 | wring (rɪŋ ) Word forms: wrings , wringing , wrung 1. verb If you wring something out of someone, you manage to make them give it to you even though they do not want to. Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers. [V n + out of/from] In this way, he hoped to put pressure on the British and thus to wring concessions from them. [V n out of/from n] Synonyms: twist, force, squeeze, extract 2. wring one's hands phrase If someone wrings their hands, they hold them together and twist and turn them, usually because they are very worried or upset about something. You can also say that someone is wringing their hands when they are expressing sorrow that a situation is so bad but are saying that they are unable to change it. The Government has got to get a grip. Wringing its hands and saying it is a world problem just isn't good enough. 3. wring sb's neck phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that you will wring someone's neck or that you would like to wring their neck, you mean that you are very angry or irritated with them. [informal] That crazy Debbie! He could wring her neck for this! I still love you even though I'd like to wring your neck. Phrasal verbs: wring out phrasal verb When you wring out a wet cloth or a wet piece of clothing, you squeeze the water out of it by twisting it strongly. He turned away to wring out the wet shirt. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Soak a small towel in the liquid, wring it out, then apply to the abdomen. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Idioms: someone could wring someone's neck or someone would like to wring someone's neck said to mean that a person is very angry with someone else Right! He could wring her neck for this! She had no right to tell tales to his mother! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 设法获取 Japanese: 無理に取る |
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