英语词汇“wring”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	wring
释义	wring I. \ˈriŋ\ verb (wrung \ˈrəŋ\ ; wrung ; wringing ; wrings) Etymology: Middle English wringen, from Old English wringan; akin to Middle Dutch wringen to wring, Old High German ringan to strain, wrestle, struggle — more at worry *transitive verb* 1. a. : to compress by squeezing or twisting especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid < wring the laundry dry > < wring berries for wine > b. obsolete : to subject to extortion or coercion : squeeze, oppress 2. a. : to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing < humidity … is wrung out by the gallon — Jim Riggs > b. : to exact or acquire by violence or coercion, against resistance, or with difficulty < had to wring whatever we've had out of barren ground — Ellen Glasgow > < wealth … wrung from the work of others — Bruce Marshall > < wring trade concessions from local rulers — Stringfellow Barr > < a confession was wrung from him — Harry Silver > c. : to bring to a specified state by or as if by compressing and squeezing : drain < never one to let an issue pass until it has been wrung dry — Cabell Phillips > < her voice was wrung of its … richness — Virginia Woolf > 3. a. : to twist with a forcible or violent wrenching motion : twist so as to strain or sprain < wring his neck > : to twist (as a face) into a distorted shape : contort, screw < a smile wrung his lips — Ellen Glasgow > b. : to twist together (clasped hands) as a sign of anguish, despair, or disapproval < she wrung her hands in mock despair — Oscar Wilde > < wringing your hands and complaining about the poor preparation of the students — J.B.Conant > c. : to bend or twist out of position or course < a gust of wind wrung the sailboat to the side > 4. : to place, position, or insert by a twisting or writhing movement < two blocks are wrung side by side on an optical flat — C.E.Haven & A.G.Strang > < wring or tap them into the holes — H.D.Burghardt & Aaron Axelrod > 5. : to affect painfully by or as if by a pinching, squeezing, twisting, or contorting action : cause distress or anguish to : rack, torment, torture < bumping over the rutted roads wrung her stomach muscles — Adria Langley > < where the shoe wrings him > < the plight of these people is a human tragedy which wrings the heart — H.G.Rickover > 6. : to shake (a hand) vigorously, tightly, or heartily as a greeting or a sign of affection < wrung his hand like a pump handle — English Digest > also : to wring the hand of 7. : wreathe, coil *intransitive verb* 1. : to twist and turn especially in pain, discomfort, or anguish : squirm, writhe < wrings at some distress — Shakespeare > 2. : to undergo pain or anguish Synonyms: see wrench II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from wringen to wring : the act or process of wringing
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