| 释义 |
wring·er
\ˈriŋə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: wring (I) + -er
1. : a worker who removes excess moisture from articles (as textiles, clothing, tobacco leaves, or leather) by wringing between rollers or in a centrifugal extractor
2. : a machine or device for pressing out liquid or moisture
< clothes wringer >
< mop wringer >
3. : an event, experience, or process that causes pain, hardship, or exhaustion — used in the phrase through the wringer
< workers, who have already undergone two loyalty or security investigations … must go through the wringer a third time — Elmer Davis > |