Word · Frequency #12101
wringing
拧；拧干；挤出（水分）
wringing is the present participle of wring.
to squeeze and twist something wet to force out liquid, or to remove liquid from something by squeezing it
常与 out 连用，如 wring out a wet towel 拧干湿毛巾
- 1.
Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
通常后接out:紧紧挤压或扭转(湿物)以排出液体
- 2.
Often followed by from or out: to extract (a liquid) from something wet by squeezing, twisting, or otherwise putting pressure on it.
通常后接from或out:通过挤压、扭转或施加压力从湿物中提取液体
- 3.
twist and press out of shape
扭曲并压变形
- 4.
To hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.
紧握并按压或扭转(某人或某物)；扭夺
- 5.
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
扭曲和压缩,仿佛在痛苦或悲伤中
- 6.
To bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.
将(某物)弯曲或拉出其位置；扭曲,扭夺
- 7.
To contort or screw up (the face or its features).
扭曲或皱起(面部或其特征)
- 8.
To twist or wind (something) into coils; to coil.
将(某物)扭成线圈；卷绕
- 9.
Of a thing (such as footwear): to pinch or press (a person or part of their body), causing pain.
(如鞋类)夹或压(某人或其身体部位),引起疼痛
- 10.
To cause (tears) to come out from a person or their eyes.
使(某人或其眼睛)流泪
- 11.
To cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
使(某人或其心灵等)感到痛苦或折磨；使痛苦,折磨
- 12.
To obtain (something) from or out of a person or thing by extortion or other force.
通过勒索或其他力量从某人或某物中获取(某物)
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To use effort to draw (a response, words, etc.) from or out of someone; to generate (something) as a response.
努力从某人那里引出(反应、话语等)；产生(某种反应)
- 14.
To slide (two ultraflat surfaces) together such that their faces bond.
将两个超平面滑动在一起,使其表面结合
- 15.
To be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure.
从事握紧和扭转(尤其是手)或施加压力的动作
- 16.
To twist the body in or as if in pain; to writhe.
扭动身体,如同在痛苦中；扭动
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To contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil.
争斗,挣扎；也指努力,辛劳
- 18.
To experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
经历痛苦、惩罚等
- 19.
Of a lode: to be depleted of ore; to peter or peter out.
矿脉:矿石枯竭；逐渐消失
用力扭；扭歪；猛拉；搓（手）；扭曲（脸）；皱（眉）；把…卷成圈；缠绕；（鞋等）夹（脚）；挤（脚）；使（人）痛苦；使悲伤；使流泪
In use
She wrung out the wet towel before hanging it up.
He wrung the water from his soaked shirt.
Wring the sponge before you set it down.
Wring one's hand
Verb forms
base wring · third person wrings · -ing wringing · past wrung · past participle wrung
拧；扭；绞
Connections
Collocations
- wring out
- 拧干，拧出（水分）
- She wrung out the wet towel before hanging it up.她把湿毛巾拧干后才挂起来。
- wring one's hands
- 搓手（表示焦虑、绝望等）
- He wrung his hands and sighed, not knowing what to do.他搓着双手叹了口气，不知道该怎么办。
- wring someone's neck
- 拧断某人的脖子（表示愤怒或威胁）
- If you break that toy, I'll wring your neck!你要是弄坏那个玩具，我就拧断你的脖子！
- wringing wet
- 湿淋淋的，湿得能拧出水来
- After the storm, her clothes were wringing wet.暴风雨过后，她的衣服湿得能拧出水来。
Idioms & figurative uses
- wring one's hands
- 焦急地搓手（表示担忧或无可奈何）The company is wringing its hands over the declining sales.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你用力拧一条湿毛巾，水被‘挤’出来：wring就是‘拧、绞、挤出’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：洗衣服、拧干毛巾、文学或正式写作、日常口语习语表达 wring 在“拧干、挤出水分”这一具体动作上是中性的常用词；表示“搓手（担忧）、扭歪、逼问”等引申义时多用于书面或文学语境，比较常见于正式表达。日常口语中除个别习语外较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词为wrung
Pronunciation & Spelling
wring /rɪŋ/ 与 ring、sing、king、thing 押韵（都以 /ɪŋ/ 结尾）。wing /wɪŋ/ 也以 /ɪŋ/ 押韵，但以 /w/ 开头；注意 wring 中的 w 不发音。wrist /rɪst/ 是另一个 w 不发音的形近词，但它与 wring 不押韵。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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