| 单词 | wringer |
| 释义 | wringer UK ['rɪŋ.ər] US [-ɚ] (UK also mangle) noun countable ■a machine used for pressing water out of clothes by putting the clothes between two heavy smooth round bars 衣物绞干机 UK ['rɪŋ.ər] US [-ɚ] (UK also mangle) noun countable put sb through the wringer informal ■to ask someone difficult or unpleasant questions, often to find out whether they are doing their job satisfactorily （提出刁钻问题）使（某人）饱受折磨，使经受考验 •Outside investigators will put the company's accounting practices through the wringer.外来的调查人员将会对这家公司的会计工作严加审查。 |
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