cringed

英 [krɪndʒd]

美 [krɪndʒd]

v.  畏缩; 怯退; 感到尴尬不安; 觉得难为情
cringe的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• He cringed before a policeman.
  他对警察卑躬屈膝。
• The courtiers cringed before the Queen.
  朝臣们在女王面前卑躬屈膝。
• Infml we all cringed with embarrassment at her terrible jokes.
  她那过分的笑话使我们很不自在。
• I cringed at the possibilities.
  面对这些可能性，我畏缩不前。
• I cringed, convinced that this would be the last time I would ever see my friend Sol.
  我心里直犯怵，坚信这可能会是我最后一次看见我的朋友索尔了。
• The dog cringed at the sight of the whip.
  那条狗见了鞭子畏缩不前。
• Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall
  西格弗里德畏缩了，退避到墙根。
• I cringed in horror.
  我吓得往后缩。
• He kicked out at them and they cringed, but then they followed him across the yard.
  他朝它们踢去，它们退缩回去，但是，随后又跟着他走过了院子。
• While the older generation clearly preferred to slicken meetings with the traditional liquor, the younger clients cringed at the suggestion of it.
  尽管老一代人显然喜欢在聚会上用传统的白酒助兴，可是年轻的客户却害怕提议喝点白酒。