wringer

[ˈrɪŋə(r)] [ˈrɪŋɚ]
词组
  • put someone through the wringer (或 the mangle)
    (informal)subject someone to a very stressful experience, especially a severe interrogation (非正式)使受尽磨难;使历尽艰辛
  • put (someone) through the wringer&I{【俚语】}
    To subject to a severe trial or ordeal. 遭受严峻的考验或折磨
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • PHRASE
    受尽折磨;历尽艰辛
    If you say that someone has been put through the wringer or has gone through the wringer, you mean that they have suffered a very difficult or unpleasant experience.
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. a clothes dryer consisting of two roles between which the wet clothes are squeezed