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pinch n.捏；少量；一撮；困苦；<俚>偷窃v.掐；夹痛；使困苦；<俚>偷窃；逮捕 (1) 她捏得他很痛。(2) 他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。(3) 连市政府目前都感到经费困难。(4) 他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。(5) 这双新鞋紧得夹脚趾。(6) 门关上时夹了我的手指。(7) 他们准备使自己过几年拮据的生活。(8) 他一直在偷钱箱里的钱。(9) 他被逮捕的时候身上还带着赃物。

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英 [pɪntʃ] 美 [pɪntʃ] (1) She gave him a painful pinch.(2) He put a pinch of salt on his food.(3) Even the town council is now feeling the pinch.(4) He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant.(5) The new shoes pinched my toes.(6) The door pinched my finger as it shut.(7) They were ready to pinch themselves for years.(8) He's been pinching money from the cashbox.(9) He was still carrying the stolen goods when he was pinched. 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。

英语单词	pinch
英美音标	英 [pɪntʃ] 美 [pɪntʃ]
中文释义	n.捏；少量；一撮；困苦；<俚>偷窃 v.掐；夹痛；使困苦；<俚>偷窃；逮捕
英语例句	(1) She gave him a painful pinch. (2) He put a pinch of salt on his food. (3) Even the town council is now feeling the pinch. (4) He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant. (5) The new shoes pinched my toes. (6) The door pinched my finger as it shut. (7) They were ready to pinch themselves for years. (8) He's been pinching money from the cashbox. (9) He was still carrying the stolen goods when he was pinched.
中文例句	(1) 她捏得他很痛。 (2) 他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。 (3) 连市政府目前都感到经费困难。 (4) 他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。 (5) 这双新鞋紧得夹脚趾。 (6) 门关上时夹了我的手指。 (7) 他们准备使自己过几年拮据的生活。 (8) 他一直在偷钱箱里的钱。 (9) 他被逮捕的时候身上还带着赃物。
柯林斯解释	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。

Pinch [V Salt Feeling N Ed Phrase 短语