单词 | wringer |
释义 | Related topics: Cleaningwring·er /ˈrɪŋə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1. DHCa machine with two parts that roll over each other and press on wet clothes to remove water 衣物绞干机 SYN mangle2 go through the wringer American English informalUPSET to have a lot of problems and upsetting experiences 历经千辛万苦 She’s really been through the wringer since her husband died. 丈夫去世之后,她历尽艰辛。Examples from the Corpuswringer• Washing clothes, pulling items through a wringer and hanging them outside took a full day, and ironing took another.• John McLeish, himself a forceful character, felt as if he had been put through a wringer.• Rachel suddenly felt she'd been through an emotional wringer.• With the wringer and mop they make up a mopping system.• She kept the wooden wringer in her corporate office, near her desk.wring·er nounChineseSyllable with machine roll two a that Corpus parts |
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