| 释义 |
wringing
wring R0251300 (rĭng)tr.v. wrung (rŭng), wring·ing, wrings 1. a. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out: wring out a wet towel.b. To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out: wrung the water out of my bathing suit.2. To wrench or twist forcibly or painfully: wring the neck of a chicken.3. a. To clasp and twist or squeeze (one's hands), as in distress.b. To clasp firmly and shake (another's hand), as in congratulation.4. To cause distress to; affect with painful emotion: a tale that wrings the heart.5. To obtain or extract by applying force or pressure: wrung the truth out of the recalcitrant witness.n. The act or an instance of wringing.
[Middle English wringen, from Old English wringan; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]wringing (ˈrɪŋɪŋ) ; wringing wetadjextremely wetTranslationsIdiomsSeewring |