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●go/put sb through the ˈwringer (informal) have, or make sb have, a difficult or unpleasant experience, or a series of them (使)受尽磨难,历尽艰辛◆He’s been through the wringer lately, what with his divorce, and then losing his job. 他最近历尽艰辛,先是离婚,之后又丢了工作。◆Those interviewers really put me through the wringer! 那些面试官真是让我受尽折磨! NOTE In the past, a wringer was a device that squeezed the water out of clothes that had been washed. 旧时,衣服洗好后,人们用wringer(绞干机)挤出其中的水分。 |