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cringe vi.畏缩；觉得尴尬不安或难为情；阿谀，奉承n.畏缩；阿谀，奉承 (1) 人们常常听到“脂肪”这个词后会畏缩。(2) 可是一想到要向她表明这一想法，他就会犹豫、退缩。(3) 令人难以置信的是，有些人竟在机遇来临时畏缩。(4) 他睡觉的方式令我生厌。(5) 每当我想起我那时写的诗歌就感到很难堪。 Whether it's a song you hate or someone mentioning an embarrassing moment from the past, you cringe at things that are unpleasant. If you think about the way your body involuntarily flinches or bends in those situations, you won’t be surprised to learn that the word cringe can be traced back to the Old English word cringan, meaning “give way, fall (in battle), become bent.” That’s exactly what your body does when you cringe!

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英 [krɪndʒ] 美 [krɪndʒ] (1) People often cringe when they hear the word "fat".(2) But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe.(3) It may be difficult to believe, but some people actually cringe when an opportunity presents itself.(4) His way of sleeping makes me cringe.(5) I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then. When you cringe, your body language shows you don't like what you see and hear. You close your eyes and grimace. You may even jerk your body away from the offensive sight or sound, like the old picture of you in an "awkward stage" that makes you cringe whenever you see it. 1[VERB 动词]为…觉得难为情；对…感到厌恶；退缩 If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.   [V]  [V at n]  [V in n]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。

英语单词	cringe
英美音标	英 [krɪndʒ] 美 [krɪndʒ]
中文释义	vi.畏缩；觉得尴尬不安或难为情；阿谀，奉承 n.畏缩；阿谀，奉承
英语例句	(1) People often cringe when they hear the word "fat". (2) But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe. (3) It may be difficult to believe, but some people actually cringe when an opportunity presents itself. (4) His way of sleeping makes me cringe. (5) I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.
中文例句	(1) 人们常常听到“脂肪”这个词后会畏缩。 (2) 可是一想到要向她表明这一想法，他就会犹豫、退缩。 (3) 令人难以置信的是，有些人竟在机遇来临时畏缩。 (4) 他睡觉的方式令我生厌。 (5) 每当我想起我那时写的诗歌就感到很难堪。
vocabulary简明	When you cringe, your body language shows you don't like what you see and hear. You close your eyes and grimace. You may even jerk your body away from the offensive sight or sound, like the old picture of you in an "awkward stage" that makes you cringe whenever you see it.
vocabulary扩展	Whether it's a song you hate or someone mentioning an embarrassing moment from the past, you cringe at things that are unpleasant. If you think about the way your body involuntarily flinches or bends in those situations, you won’t be surprised to learn that the word cringe can be traced back to the Old English word cringan, meaning “give way, fall (in battle), become bent.” That’s exactly what your body does when you cringe!
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]为…觉得难为情；对…感到厌恶；退缩 If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement. [V] [V at n] [V in n] 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。

Cringe I Body Word D People Thought Mentioning