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

• I cringed in horror.
  我吓得往后缩。
• Some city folk might cringe at the thought of this, but to me it's a part of my life and I wouldn't have it any other way!
  想到这些事情，一些城市的人们或许畏缩不前，但对我来说它却是我生命的一部分，我会永远把它珍存心间。
• 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。
• I dread buying a swimsuit, as consecutive horror and humiliation make me cringe in the dressing room.
  我害怕买泳装，因为持续的恐惧和羞辱让我在更衣室里畏缩不前。
• I involuntarily dozen cringe, walk alone.
  我不由自主的打了个哆嗦，独自行走。
• These predictions will make people who work in these fields understandably cringe.
  不难理解，这些预言会使在上述领域工作的人畏畏缩缩。
• 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。
• It may be difficult to believe, but some people actually cringe when an opportunity presents itself.
  令人难以置信的是，有些人竟在机遇来临时畏缩。
• 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。
• 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。