"wringer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 脱水机
• 榨水机

Definition

脱水机是一种带有两个滚轮的装置，用来把湿衣服里的水挤出来，通常用于老式洗衣机或手动操作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于描述老式洗衣设备。表达 'put through the wringer' 在英语中比喻遭受磨难或压力很大。

Examples

I used the wringer to squeeze water out of the wet clothes.

我用**脱水机**把湿衣服的水挤出来。

This old washing machine still has a wringer.

这台老洗衣机还有一个**榨水机**。

Be careful not to get your fingers caught in the wringer.

小心不要把手指夹进**脱水机**。

My grandmother showed me how to use the wringer when we visited her old house.

奶奶在她老房子教过我怎么用**脱水机**。

Back then, everyone had to run their clothes through the wringer by hand.

那时候大家都得用手把衣服过**脱水机**。

After that tough week, I felt like I'd been through the wringer.

那一周太难了，我感觉像被**脱水机**拧过一样。