名詞 wring:

1. a twisting squeeze
   同義詞：squeeze

動詞 wring:

1. twist and press out of shape
   同義詞：contort, deform, distort
2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
   同義詞：wrench
3. obtain by coercion or intimidation
   同義詞：extort, squeeze, rack, gouge
4. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid

1. She wrung out the clothes before hanging them up to dry.
   她把衣服晾出來曬干以前先把它們擰干。
2. He wrung his hands in sorrow.
   他悲傷地絞緊雙手。
3. Give the wet clothes a wring.
   把那些濕衣服擰一下。

wring

v.（動詞）
wrung[rông] wring.ing,wrings
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used without.
絞，擰：扭擰、壓擠或壓縮，尤指以此來擠出水分。常與out 連用
To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used without.
擰出（液體）：通過扭或壓擠出（液體）。常與out 連用
To wrench or twist forcibly or painfully:
用力扭：用力地或痛苦地扭或擰：
例句：
wring the neck of a chicken.
用力扭小雞的脖子

To clasp and twist or squeeze (one`s hands), as in distress.
壓扭雙手：握緊并扭動或緊壓（某人的手），如在痛苦中
To clasp firmly and shake (another`s hand), as in congratulation.
緊握：用力緊握并搖動（別人的手），如表示祝賀
To cause distress to; affect with painful emotion:
使痛苦：造成痛苦；使感情上遭受痛苦：
例句：
a tale that wrings the heart.
使人痛心的故事

To obtain or extract by applying force or pressure:
迫取：施加壓力或訴諸武力來取得：
例句：
wrung the truth out of the recalcitrant witness.
從那個頑固的目擊者口中逼出事情的真像

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To writhe or squirm, as in pain.
扭曲：因痛苦而扭曲或扭動身體
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of wringing; a squeeze or twist.
扭轉(zhuǎn)，扭曲：扭動的動作或?qū)嵗粔簲D或扭曲

來源：
Middle English wringen
中古英語 wringen
from Old English wringan * see wer- 2
源自 古英語 wringan *參見 wer- 2