Word · Frequency #12101
wring
/rɪŋ/
noun
拧;绞;扭
a powerful squeezing or twisting action
- 1.
A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
强力挤压或扭转的动作
- 2.
a twisting squeeze
拧挤
强力挤压或扭转的动作;拧挤;扭绞;拧;挤
In use
She gave the wet towel a wring before hanging it up.
One more firm wring should get most of the water out of the cloth.
He gave the sponge a quick wring to remove the soapy water.
gave the wet cloth a wring
Connections
Collocations
- give something a wring
- 把某物拧一下
- She gave the wet towel a wring before hanging it up.她把湿毛巾拧了一下才挂起来。
- a wring of the neck
- 拧一下脖子
- The farmer killed the chicken with a quick wring of its neck.农民快速拧了一下鸡的脖子,把它杀了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拧毛巾时双手反向绞紧挤出水分,wring 的 w 像拧出的水痕,记住名词“拧挤”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学描写、正式书面语 名词 wring 多用于书面或文学性描述,表示用力拧、绞或扭的动作;日常口语中较少单独作名词使用,通常可以改用 twist 或 squeeze 等更常见的词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ing 拼写结尾,并且与 wring (/rɪŋ/) 押韵(/ɪŋ/):ring、sing、king、wing、sting、swing。注意 wring 中的 w 不发音,因此 wring 和 ring 读音完全相同。注意形近异音词:write (/raɪt/)、wrong (/rɒŋ/) 也有 wr- 拼写,但元音不同,不与 wring 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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