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wrung R0347300 (rŭng)v.Past tense and past participle of wring.wrung (rʌŋ) vb the past tense and past participle of wringwring (rɪŋ)
v. wrung, wring•ing, v.t. 1. to twist forcibly: She wrung the chicken's neck. 2. to twist or compress in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out): to wring out a washcloth. 3. to extract by or as if by twisting or compression: to wring a confession from a spy. 4. to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting or compressing action. 5. to clasp tightly, usu. with twisting: to wring one's hands in pain. v.i. 6. to writhe, as in anguish. n. 7. a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze. [before 900; Middle English; Old English wringan, c. Old Saxon wringan] Translationswring (riŋ) – past tense, past participle wrung (raŋ) – verb1. to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure. He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt. 擰乾 拧干2. to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc. (因絕望或恐懼等)握緊又鬆開雙手 （因绝望或恐惧等）握紧又松开双手 ˈwringer noun a machine for forcing water from wet clothes. 脫水機 甩干机wringing wet soaked through. The clothes are wringing wet; wringing-wet clothes. 濕透的 湿得可拧出水来的wrung
wring (one's) handsTo display one's worries about something but not act to address it. We must not just wring our hands about this famine. We must act to help those who are starving.See also: hand, wringwring (something) from (someone or something)1. To remove excess liquid from wet material in an attempt by twisting or squeezing it. Be sure to wring the excess water from that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. She wrung the oil from the cloth into a bucket before trying to wipe some more up off the floor.2. To apply pressure or force to convince or compel someone to give one what one wants. The guy's easily intimidated, so just threaten him for a while and you'll be able to wring some answers from him. They've been using blackmail to wring money from me for years.See also: wringwring out1. To squeeze or twist wet material in an attempt to dry it or remove excess liquid. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wring" and "out." The washing machine isn't draining properly, so be sure to wring everything out before you hang it up. I'll have to wring out my hair after that rain storm!2. To remove excess liquid from wet material in an attempt by twisting or squeezing it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wring" and "out." Be sure to wring the excess water out of that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. She wrung the oil out of the cloth into a bucket before trying to wipe some more up off the floor.3. To apply pressure or force to convince or compel someone to give one what one wants. A noun or pronoun is used between "wring" and "out." The guy's easily intimidated, so just threaten him for a while and you'll be able to wring some answers out of him. They've been using blackmail to wring money out of me for years.See also: out, wringwring something outto squeeze or twist something dry of liquid. He wrung the rag out and wiped up more of the spilled milk. Liz wrung out the rag and wiped up more of the spilled milk.See also: out, wringwring outv.1. To twist, squeeze, or compress something, especially so as to extract liquid: I wrung out the wet towel. Wring the clothes out before you hang them on the line.2. To extract some liquid by twisting or compressing something: Wring out the suds from the dishcloth when you're done washing the dishes. She twisted her hair to wring the rain out of it.3. To obtain or extract some information by applying force or pressure to someone; extort something from someone: We can wring out the story from him if we question him long enough. The prosecutor wrung the truth out of the reluctant witness.See also: out, wringThesaurusSeewring |