| 单词 | cringe |
| 释义 | cringe v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/from sth) move back or lower one´s body in fear; cower （因恐惧而）退缩, 蜷缩; 畏缩 a child cringing in terror 吓得直退缩的孩子 The dog cringed at the sight of the whip. 那只狗见到鞭子就退缩了. (fig 比喻) I cringe with embarrassment (ie feel very embarrassed) when I reread those first stories I wrote. 我重读了我初期编写的故事, 感到十分难为情. 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (to/before sb) (derog 贬) behave too humbly towards sb who is more powerful 卑躬屈膝 She´s always cringing to the boss. 她在上司面前总是卑躬屈膝. |
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