wringer
名詞
定義 wringer 名詞
- Countable(可數名詞)
A machine designed to extract water from wet clothes by squeezing them between two heavy, smooth rollers.
擰乾機
Old-fashioned washing machines often came with a wringer to extract water from clothes before hanging them to dry.
老式洗衣機通常配備擰乾器，用來在晾衣服前去除水分。
She carefully fed the bedsheets through the wringer, making sure they didn't tear.
她小心地把床單放進擰乾器，確保它們不會撕裂。
Before the widespread use of electricity, wringers were a common household appliance.
在電力普及之前，擰乾器是常見的家用電器。
成語
- put someone through the wringer
To subject someone to a severe test or experience, often involving rigorous questioning or scrutiny, in order to assess their performance or suitability.
對某人嚴加詢問或審查，以檢視其工作表現。
• The startup was put through the wringer by potential investors before securing funding.
這家新創公司在獲得資金之前，被潛在投資者嚴格審查。
- go through the wringer/put someone through the wringer
to experience or cause someone to experience a severely difficult or distressing situation.
歷經艱苦；使歷經艱苦
• After going through that harsh interrogation, he felt like he had been completely wrung out.
在經歷了那場嚴厲的審訊後，他覺得自己完全被榨乾了。