cringe

英 [krɪndʒ]

美 [krɪndʒ]

v.  畏缩; 怯退; 感到尴尬不安; 觉得难为情

过去式：cringed　现在分词：cringing　第三人称单数：cringes　过去分词：cringed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15738 / COCA.10670

牛津词典

verb

• 畏缩；怯退
  to move back and/or away from sb because you are afraid
  1. a child cringing in terror
     吓得直退缩的小孩
• 感到尴尬不安；觉得难为情
  to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about sth
  1. I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.
     每当我想起我那时写的诗歌就感到很难堪。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 为…觉得难为情;对…感到厌恶；退缩
  If youcringe atsomething, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
  1. Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar...
     安开始弹吉他时，莫莉感到有些难堪。
  2. Chris had cringed at the thought of using her own family for publicity...
     一想到要拿自己的家庭作宣传，克丽丝就感到厌烦。
  3. I cringed in horror.
     我吓得往后缩。

英英释义

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain
  1. she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
  Synonym:flinchsquinchfunkshrinkwincerecoilquail
• show submission or fear
  Synonym:fawncrawlcreepcowergrovel

双语例句

• If you see somebody bang their thumb with a hammer, you might cringe.
  如果你看到有人拿锤子打他的拇指，你可能会畏缩。
• Chris had cringed at the thought of using her own family for publicity
  一想到要拿自己的家庭作宣传，克丽丝就感到厌烦。
• Your heart pulses in a rapid tempo, as you cringe your hands in fear.
  你的心快速地跳，而你在恐惧中缩作一团。
• Did you cringe watching some of your tanturms?
  你自己看那些发怒的场景的时候畏缩过吗？
• Many American adults cringe when they remember the unfortunate dresses and awkward dates from their own proms.
  很多美国的成年人想起当年自己参加毕业舞会时那些不合适宜的服装以及跟异性尴尬的约会时，他们往往有些后怕。
• It's their unintended consequences that make me cringe.
  是它们未被料想到的后果令我往后退缩。
• As courtship gets redefined, one byproduct is a fashion trend that would make most high-end designers cringe.
  随着示爱的行为得以重新界定，一个派生的影响便是形成了一股时尚趋势，而多数高端设计师将不得不迎合这样的趋势。
• Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar
  安开始弹吉他时，莫莉感到有些难堪。
• It was miserable because I had to play volleyball, and the one time I didn't cringe out of the way of the ball, I hit my teammate in the head with it.
  这是悲惨的一天，因为我不得不开始打排球，而且有一次我没能从球的来路中躲开，而把它打到了我队友的头上。
• Most people look back at their senior year quotes and cringe, but not these witty young ladies.
  多数人会不敢回过头看他们的大学毕业年鉴，除了这群机智诙谐的年轻女生。