wring的意思

wring

英式音标[rɪŋ]
美式英标[rɪŋ]

基本解释

vt. 拧；绞；紧握；使痛苦；折磨

vi. 蠕动；扭动；感到痛苦；感到苦恼

n. 拧；绞；挤；扭动

wring 拧，扭

来自PIE*wer,弯，转，拧，词源同wrench,wrist.

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wring (v.): Old English wringan "press, strain, wring, twist" (class III strong verb; past tense wrang, past participle wrungen), from Proto-Germanic *wreng- (cognates: Old English wringen "to wring, press out," Old Frisian wringa, Middle Dutch wringhen, Dutch wringen "to wring," Old High German ringan "to move to and fro, to twist," German ringen "to wrestle"), from PIE *wrengh-, nasalized variant of *wergh- "to turn," from root *wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus). To wring (one's) hands "press the hands or fingers tightly together (as though wringing)" as an indication of distress or pain is attested from c. 1200.

1. I still love you even though I'd like to wring your neck.: 虽然我想掐死你，但我还是爱你的。

2. Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers.: 买主们千方百计想从供货商那儿无息赊购。