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
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- a child cringing in terror
吓得直退缩的小孩
- a child cringing in terror
- 感到尴尬不安;觉得难为情
to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about sth- 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。
- I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.
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.- 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。 - 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 cringed in horror.
我吓得往后缩。
- Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar...
英英释义
verb
- draw back, as with fear or pain
- she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
- show submission or fear
双语例句
- 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。 - I still cringe when I think about talking everyone's ear off about the Giro d'Italia.
想起自己聊环意自行车赛(Girod'Italia)聊到所有人都耳朵起茧子的时候,我还是会觉得后怕。 - 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。 - There are examples of this cultural cringe in every recent superhero film.
在最近的几部超级英雄电影中每一部都有这种文化畏缩现象。 - 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。 - 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。 - It makes me cringe with embarrassment when I think about it.
我想起它就觉得尴尬。 - I cringe with embarrassment when I reread those first stories I wrote.
我重读了我初期编写的故事,感到十分难为情。 - 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? - I involuntarily dozen cringe, walk alone.
我不由自主的打了个哆嗦,独自行走。