wring out

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water. transitive
  2. To force someone to give (something), usually truth, or money. transitive
    — I couldn't help it. I had to tell him. He wrung it out of me.
  3. To push (an aircraft) to its performance limits; to push the envelope. transitive
    — Another difficulty has been that autopilots are designed for ordinary flying. They can't "wring out" a plane, being limited to about 45° in bank and pitch. Aerobatics are an impossibility.

词形变化

wrings out present,singular,third-person wringing out participle,present wrung out participle,past wrung out past

词汇关系

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