Translations for „wring“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

I . wring <wrung> [rıŋ] VB trans

1. wring:

wring

拧 níng

wring

扭(脖子) niǔ

2. wring:

wring

绞 jiǎo

wring

挤 jǐ

3. wring:

wring

拧干(湿衣物等) nínggān

wring

榨出(水等) zhàchū

wring out the wet clothes

将湿衣服拧干

wring the truth out of sb fig

逼某人说出真相

II . wring <wrung> [rıŋ] N

wring

拧 níng

wring

绞 jiǎo

wring

挤 jǐ

Usage examples with wring

wring out the wet clothes

将湿衣服拧干

wring the truth out of sb fig

逼某人说出真相

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The directive to wring the most office space out of the existing building was responsible for its narrow corridors and cramped staff offices.

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If a person is agitated, he or she may find it difficult to sit still, may pace the room, wring his/her hands, or fidget with clothes or objects.

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The people of these countries have talent, enthusiasm, and an astonishing ability to wring a profit out of practically nothing.

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He advised people to squeeze out the lungs as they would wring a wet towel dry.

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Governors were a greedy and rapacious lot whose single-minded interest was to wring as much personal wealth from the province as their terms allowed.

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The optical flat should usually never be allowed to fully wring to the surface, otherwise it can be scratched or even broken when separating them.

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