twinge

英 [twɪndʒ]

美 [twɪndʒ]

n.  (一阵)剧痛，刺痛; (一阵)不快，难过，痛苦

复数：twinges　现在分词：twingeing　过去式：twinged　第三人称单数：twinges　过去分词：twinged　

GRE

BNC.20779 / COCA.16020

牛津词典

noun

• （一阵）剧痛，刺痛
  a sudden short feeling of pain
  1. He felt a twinge in his knee.
     他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
• （一阵）不快，难过，痛苦
  a sudden short feeling of an unpleasant emotion
  1. a twinge of disappointment
     一阵失望

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (通常指不快的)一阵强烈情感
  Atwingeis a sudden sharp feeling or emotion, usually an unpleasant one.
  1. I would have twinges of guilt occasionally…
     我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
  2. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
     有一瞬间，阿诺德对威尔逊先生心生同情。
• N-COUNT (一阵)剧痛，刺痛
  Atwingeis a sudden sharp pain.
  1. He felt a slight twinge in his damaged hamstring.
     他受伤的腘绳肌感到一阵轻微的刺痛。
  2. …the occasional twinge of indigestion.
     消化不良引起的偶发性剧痛

英英释义

noun

• a sharp stab of pain
• a sudden sharp feeling
  1. pangs of regret
  2. she felt a stab of excitement
  3. twinges of conscience
  Synonym:pangstab

verb

• squeeze tightly between the fingers
  1. He pinched her behind
  2. She squeezed the bottle
  Synonym:pinchsqueezetweetniptwitch
• feel a sudden sharp, local pain
• cause a stinging pain
  1. The needle pricked his skin
  Synonym:pricksting

双语例句

• the occasional twinge of indigestion.
  消化不良引起的偶发性剧痛
• I would have twinges of guilt occasionally
  我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
• One event during the campaign gave me a slight twinge of conscience.
  战役期间的一件事使我稍感内疚。
• He paused, took a deep breath, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.
  他停顿了一下，深深地吸了一口气，因为他的心里对那个桌子被打翻了的卖苹果的女孩子深感同情。
• But I also felt a twinge of apprehension because it seemed so easy to confuse this virtual world for reality.
  但另一方面，我也感到了一丝恐惧，因为这项技术实在非常容易让人对真实与虚拟世界产生混淆。
• He felt a twinge in his knee as he jumped over the wall.
  他跳过墙时觉得膝盖一阵剧痛。
• He might suffer the least rudimentary twinge of conscience in whatever he did, and in just so far he was evil and sinning.
  也许他对自己做的事有那么一丁点儿的良心不安，那么就是在这一点儿上他是邪恶有罪的。
• I asked, with a twinge of annoyance.
  我带着一丝不悦问道。
• Has your action never given you a twinge of conscience?
  你做这事不屈心吗？
• He felt a slight twinge in his knee.
  他觉得膝盖有点刺痛。