| 英语单词 | flinch |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [flɪntʃ] 美 [flɪntʃ] |
| 中文释义 | v.畏缩;退缩;畏首畏尾 n.退缩;逃避 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Jane didn't flinch once when the doctor cleaned the cut in her arm. (2) Rex gently placed his armored hand on her shoulder, making her flinch from the cold hardness. (3) You mustn't flinch from a difficulty. (4) You mustn't flinch from a difficulty. (5) He did not flinch from his duty. (6) But I know that even so you would not ask us to flinch from doing our duty. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 医生为琼清洗手臂上的伤口时,她毫不畏缩。 (2) 雷克斯将他戴着装甲的手轻轻地放在她的肩上,那种坚硬冰冷的感觉让她畏缩了一下。 (3) 你不应从困难面前退缩。 (4) 你不应从困难面前退缩。 (5) 他不逃避自己的职责。 (6) 但即使这样,你们想必也不会要我们逃避责任。 |
| vocabulary简明 | To flinch is to react to pain by wincing, pulling away, or cringing. Often it's used to describe a person who shows a moment of weakness or fright: he was so tough, I thought he'd never flinch, but snakes really freak him out. |
| vocabulary扩展 | To flinch is to pull away suddenly or recoil when something frightens or hurts you. People flinch at different things. Needles, for example, cause some people to flinch, while they're not even noticed by others. If you can withstand something awful without showing it, you're likely to hear someone say "Wow! You didn't even flinch!" Think of it as a combination of flee and pinch. If you don't flee when you get pinched, you don't flinch. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]退缩;畏缩 If you flinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you. [V] [usu neg]
2 [VERB 动词]躲避;回避;不愿意做 If you flinch from something unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it. [V] [V
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