wring
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_355_awring /rɪŋ/ verb (past tense and past participle wrung /rʌŋ/) [transitive] 1 [always + adverb/preposition]GET to succeed in getting something from someone, but only after a lot of effort 〔从某人处〕费力弄到〔某物〕 SYN squeezewring something from/out of somebody They are always trying to wring additional funds from the government. 他们总想从政府手中搞到更多的资金。 I managed to wring the information out of him. 我想法从他那里弄到了这些信息。2. (also wring out)DHCPRESS to tightly twist a wet cloth or wet clothes in order to remove water 把 〔湿布或湿衣服〕拧干；绞出〔水〕 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A3 Cleaning 清洁；打扫3. wring your hands RUBto rub and twist your hands together because you are worried and upset 〔因焦虑不安〕绞扭双手4. wring somebody’s hand HOLDto shake hands very firmly with someone 紧紧握住某人的手5. wring something’s neck TAKILLto kill a small animal by twisting its neck 拧断某只小动物的脖子6 I’ll wring somebody’s neck spokenTHREATEN used when you are very angry with someone 我要拧断某人的脖子〔用于表示愤怒〕 I’ll wring her neck when I get hold of her! 等我抓到她，我要拧断她的脖子！7 wringing wet WETextremely wet 湿得能拧出水来的，湿淋淋的 This jacket’s wringing wet! 这件上衣湿得都能拧出水来！→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
wring• Whether voicing joyful exuberance or piercing heartbreak, she wrings all passion from the moment.• She was wringing her hands, pulling at her lovely mane of hair.• But how to wring new information from a few old pieces of vellum and papyrus?• We were able to wring out our socks in the bathroom sink and dry them under the electric hand dryer.• Sally wrung out the socks and hung them on the towel rack.• This is when those photographs are taken and published with their phoney captions which not unnaturally wring the hearts of the uninitiated.• They don't haunt because they want to wring their hands and wail about something that happened hundreds of years ago.• But you can do more than stand around the coffee bar and wring your hands with your co-workers.Origin wring Old English wringanwring verbChinese
to but from succeed something someone, getting Corpus only in after
wring
wring /rɪŋ/
verb (past tense and past participle wrung /rʌŋ/) [transitive]
SYN squeeze
wring something from/out of somebody
They are always trying to wring additional funds from the government.
I managed to wring the information out of him.
2. (also wring out) to tightly twist a wet cloth or wet clothes in order to remove water
3. wring your hands to rub and twist your hands together because you are worried and upset
4. wring sb’s hand to shake hands very firmly with someone
5. wring sth’s neck to kill a small animal by twisting its neck
6. I’ll wring sb’s neck spoken used when you are very angry with someone:
I’ll wring her neck when I get hold of her!
7. wringing wet extremely wet:
This jacket’s wringing wet!
wring /rɪŋ/
verb (past tense and past participle wrung /rʌŋ/) [transitive] Language: Old English
Origin: wringan
1. [always + adverb/preposition] to succeed in getting something from someone, but only after a lot of effort Origin: wringan
SYN squeeze
wring something from/out of somebody
2. (also wring out) to tightly twist a wet cloth or wet clothes in order to remove water
3. wring your hands to rub and twist your hands together because you are worried and upset
4. wring sb’s hand to shake hands very firmly with someone
5. wring sth’s neck to kill a small animal by twisting its neck
6. I’ll wring sb’s neck spoken used when you are very angry with someone:
7. wringing wet extremely wet:
crash ( to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do thisrather
指（使）物体或交通工具碰撞或撞击 ：◆ I was terrified that the plane would crash. 我很害怕飞机会失事。 slam (sth) into/against sb/sth to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this 指（使）重重地撞上 ：◆ The car skidded and slammed into a tree. 汽车打滑，砰的一声撞到树上。 collide ( (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into sb/sth elserather
指交通工具或人碰撞、相撞或撞上 ：◆ The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。 smash ( to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth do this; to crash a carrather
指（使）猛烈撞击、猛烈碰撞或撞车 ：◆ Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window. 飙车抢劫者驾着偷来的汽车撞破商店橱窗。
crash, slam or smash? 用 crash、slam 还是 smash？
wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing 指使交通工具彻底毁坏
Patterns
two vehicles crash/collidetwo vehicles crash/slam/smashinto each other to crash/smash/wreck a car
