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pinch pinch ★★☆☆☆/pɪ̱ntʃ/1[VERB	动词]捏；拧；掐；夹 If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.   [V n]  [V pron-refl]She pinched his arm as hard as she could...她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。Pinch is also a noun.She gave him a little pinch.她轻轻地捏了他一下。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]（一）撮；少量 A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger. to take something with a pinch of salt→see: salt；   [usu N of n]Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。...a pinch of nutmeg.一撮肉豆蔻3[VERB	动词]偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品） To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.   [V n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.偷走他钱包的扒手4[PHRASE	短语]必要时；在紧要关头 If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.   [PHR with cl/group]Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。5[PHRASE	短语]感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩 If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.   [V inflects]Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。6[PHRASE	短语]身处困境；处境艰难 If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.   [oft PHR with cl]I'd trust her in a pinch...身处困境时，我信任她。Everyone knew he was in a pinch.每个人都知道他境况艰难。 pinch1 verbpinch2 nounpinchpinch1 /pɪntʃ/ ●○○ verb  Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[transitive] to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts:  We have to stop her pinching her baby brother. He pinched her cheek.► see thesaurus at hurt2[transitive] British English informal to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable:  Someone’s pinched my coat!► see thesaurus at steal3[transitive] to press something between your finger and thumb:  Pinch the edges of the pastry together to seal it.4[intransitive, transitive] if something you are wearing pinches you, it presses painfully on part of your body, because it is too tight:  Her new shoes were pinching.5 somebody has to pinch themselves used when a situation is so surprising that the person involved needs to make sure that they are not imagining it:  Sometimes she had to pinch herself to make sure it was not all a dream.6[transitive] British English old-fashioned to arrest someoneGRAMMAR Pinch is usually passive in this meaning.pinch something ↔ out phrasal verb to remove a small part of a plant with your fingers:  Pinch out any side shoots to make the plant grow upwards.pinch1 verbpinch2 nounpinchpinch2 noun [countable]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1pinch of salt/pepper etc a small amount of salt, pepper etc that you can hold between your finger and thumb:  Add a pinch of salt to taste.2when you press someone’s skin between your finger and thumb:  She gave him a playful pinch.3at a pinch British English, in a pinch American English used to say that you could do something if necessary in a difficult or urgent situation:  There’s space for three people. Four at a pinch. If you’re in a pinch, I’m sure they’d look after Jenny for a while.4take something with a pinch of salt used to say that you should not always completely believe what a particular person says:  You have to take what he says with a pinch of salt.5feel the pinch to have financial difficulties, especially because you are not making as much money as you used to make:  Local stores and businesses are beginning to feel the pinch.

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         谁拿了我的笔？                            cost too much        昂贵                    5                  [transitive          ]                          pinchsb/sth                          to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend            使花费过多；使入不敷出                                    ◆          Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.          提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。                            arrest        拘捕                    6                  [transitive          ]                          pinchsb                          (            old-fashioned) (            BrE            informal)                    to arrest sb            逮捕                                    ◆          I was pinched for dangerous driving.          我因危险驾驶而被抓住。                            IDIOM              pinch ˈpennies                              (              informal)                        to try to spend as little money as possible              一毛不拔；吝啬                                                          PHRASAL VERB                    ˌpinch sth↔ˈoff/ˈout                              to remove sth by pressing your fingers together and pulling              掐掉；摘掉                                                                noun                    with thumb and finger        用拇指和手指                    1                  an act of squeezing a part of sb's skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them            捏；掐；拧                                    ◆          She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.          她拧一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。                            small amount        少量                    2                  the amount of sth that you can hold between your finger and thumb            一撮                                    ◆          a pinch of salt          一撮盐                            IDIOMS              at a ˈpinch                  (            BrE)                                (                          NAmE                        in a ˈpinch            )                                used to say that sth could be done or used in a particular situation if it is really necessary              必要时；不得已时                                            ◆            We can get six people round this table at a pinch.            必要时，这张桌子可以坐六个人。                                      take sth with a pinch of ˈsalt                              to be careful about believing that sth is completely true              不完全相信；半信半疑                                                  ☞more at                                    feel                                   v.                        pinch              /        pɪntʃ                ;          NAmE                pɪntʃ                /             www.ankiedu.club

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Collins	pinch ★★☆☆☆ /pɪ̱ntʃ/ 1 [VERB 动词]捏；拧；掐；夹 If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze. [V n] [V pron-refl] She pinched his arm as hard as she could... 她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。 We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream. 我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。 Pinch is also a noun. She gave him a little pinch. 她轻轻地捏了他一下。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（一）撮；少量 A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger. to take something with a pinch of salt→see: salt ； [usu N of n] Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor. 把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。 ...a pinch of nutmeg. 一撮肉豆蔻 3 [VERB 动词]偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品） To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it. [V n] [INFORMAL 非正式] Do you remember when I pinched your glasses? 你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？ ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet. 偷走他钱包的扒手 4 [PHRASE 短语]必要时；在紧要关头 If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient. [PHR with cl/group] Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table. 这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。 5 [PHRASE 短语]感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩 If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy. [V inflects] Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch. 消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。 6 [PHRASE 短语]身处困境；处境艰难 If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation. [oft PHR with cl] I'd trust her in a pinch... 身处困境时，我信任她。 Everyone knew he was in a pinch. 每个人都知道他境况艰难。
Oxford	pinch / pɪntʃ ; NAmE pɪntʃ / verb , noun pinch pinches pinched pinching verb with thumb and finger 用拇指和手指 1 [transitive ] pinchsb/sth/yourself to take a piece of sb's skin between your thumb and first finger and squeeze hard, especially to hurt the person 拧；捏；掐 ◆ My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts. 我姐姐老拧我，真的很痛。 ◆ He pinched the baby's cheek playfully. 他捏着宝宝的脸颊逗着玩。 ◆ ( figurative) She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming. 她不得不掐一下自己，弄清楚自己不是在做梦。 2 [transitive ] pinchsth (+ adv./prep.) to hold sth tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together 捏住；夹紧 ◆ Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding. 用手指捏住鼻孔止血。 ◆ a pinched nerve in the neck 脖子上一条被挤压的神经 of a shoe 鞋 3 [intransitive , transitive ] pinch(sb/sth) if sth such as a shoe pinchespart of your body, it hurts you because it is too tight 夹（脚）；夹痛 ◆ These new shoes pinch. 这双新鞋夹脚。 steal 偷窃 4 [transitive ] pinchsth (from sb/sth) ( BrE) ( informal) to steal sth, especially sth small and not very valuable 偷摸；行窃 SYN nick ◆ Who's pinched my pen? 谁拿了我的笔？ cost too much 昂贵 5 [transitive ] pinchsb/sth to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend 使花费过多；使入不敷出 ◆ Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry. 提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。 arrest 拘捕 6 [transitive ] pinchsb ( old-fashioned) ( BrE informal) to arrest sb 逮捕 ◆ I was pinched for dangerous driving. 我因危险驾驶而被抓住。 IDIOM pinch ˈpennies ( informal) to try to spend as little money as possible 一毛不拔；吝啬 PHRASAL VERB ˌpinch sth↔ˈoff/ˈout to remove sth by pressing your fingers together and pulling 掐掉；摘掉 noun with thumb and finger 用拇指和手指 1 an act of squeezing a part of sb's skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them 捏；掐；拧 ◆ She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up. 她拧一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。 small amount 少量 2 the amount of sth that you can hold between your finger and thumb 一撮 ◆ a pinch of salt 一撮盐 IDIOMS at a ˈpinch ( BrE) ( NAmE in a ˈpinch ) used to say that sth could be done or used in a particular situation if it is really necessary 必要时；不得已时 ◆ We can get six people round this table at a pinch. 必要时，这张桌子可以坐六个人。 take sth with a pinch of ˈsalt to be careful about believing that sth is completely true 不完全相信；半信半疑 ☞more at feel v. pinch / pɪntʃ ; NAmE pɪntʃ /
LDC	pinch1 verb pinch2 noun pinchpinch1 /pɪntʃ/ ●○○ verb Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[transitive] to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts: We have to stop her pinching her baby brother. He pinched her cheek.► see thesaurus at hurt 2[transitive] British English informal to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable: Someone’s pinched my coat!► see thesaurus at steal 3[transitive] to press something between your finger and thumb: Pinch the edges of the pastry together to seal it.4[intransitive, transitive] if something you are wearing pinches you, it presses painfully on part of your body, because it is too tight: Her new shoes were pinching.5 somebody has to pinch themselves used when a situation is so surprising that the person involved needs to make sure that they are not imagining it: Sometimes she had to pinch herself to make sure it was not all a dream.6[transitive] British English old-fashioned to arrest someoneGRAMMAR Pinch is usually passive in this meaning.pinch out phrasal verb to remove a small part of a plant with your fingers: Pinch out any side shoots to make the plant grow upwards. pinch1 verb pinch2 noun pinchpinch2 noun [countable] Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1pinch of salt/pepper etc a small amount of salt, pepper etc that you can hold between your finger and thumb: Add a pinch of salt to taste.2when you press someone’s skin between your finger and thumb: She gave him a playful pinch.3at a pinch British English, in a pinch American English used to say that you could do something if necessary in a difficult or urgent situation: There’s space for three people. Four at a pinch. If you’re in a pinch, I’m sure they’d look after Jenny for a while.4take something with a pinch of salt used to say that you should not always completely believe what a particular person says: You have to take what he says with a pinch of salt.5feel the pinch to have financial difficulties, especially because you are not making as much money as you used to make: Local stores and businesses are beginning to feel the pinch.
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