释义 |
wring/riŋ/ v. & n.●v. tr. (past and past part. wrung /rʌŋ/) 1a squeeze tightly 绞,拧 b (often foll. by 常后跟 out) squeeze and twist esp. to remove liquid (尤指)拧出,绞出,榨出(液体) 2 twist forcibly; break by twisting 用力拧;扭断 3 distress or torture 使痛苦;折磨 4 extract by squeezing 榨出,榨取 5 (foll. by 后跟 out, from) obtain by pressure or importunity; extort 强行索取;勒索 ●n. an act of wringing; a squeeze 拧,绞;挤榨 □ wring a person's hand clasp it forcibly or press it with emotion 热烈地紧握某人的手 □ wring one's hands clasp them as a gesture of great distress (悲痛得)双手使劲拧绞 □ wring the neck of kill (a chicken etc.) by twisting its neck 用力扭断脖子杀死(小鸡等)[Old English wringan from West Germanic: related to WRONG] |