| 单词 | pinch |
| 释义 | pinch¹ 1.(with fingers)掐；捏；拧 She squeezed his arm, almost a pinch.她捏着他的手臂, 几乎就是在掐他。 to give sb a pinch捏某人一下；掐某人一下；拧某人一下 She gave him a pinch on the cheek.她在他的脸颊上捏了一下。 2.+of salt, spice, sugar一捏；一撮；少许 Season with a little salt and a pinch of cinnamon.用少许盐和一撮肉桂来调味。 3.(small amount)少许；一点点 a pinch of common sense一点点常识 Stephanie felt a pinch of envy.斯蒂芬妮觉得有一点点羡慕。 He opened the gate a pinch.他把大门开了一条缝。 4.<非正式>(robbery)抢劫；盗窃；窃取 5.<非正式>(police raid, arrest)(警察)搜捕, 逮捕, 抓捕 idiom pinch² ◆at a pinch<英>必要时；不得已时 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。 Wrap the chicken in vine leaves (cabbage will do at a pinch).用藤叶将鸡包裹起来(必要时也可以用圆白菜叶代替)。 ◆to feel the pinch感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩 Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.消费者支出在减少, 商人们感觉日子不好过。 The big fashion houses have been feeling the pinch lately.近来大型时装商店生意萧条。 ◆in a pinch (in difficult situation)身处困境；处境艰难 Everyone knew he was in a pinch.每个人都知道他境况艰难。 <美>(if necessary)必要时；不得已 You should preferably serve the drink in a silver cup, but pewter will do in a pinch.你最好用银杯子上酒水, 不得已的话也可以用白镴杯子。 🄰 vt. 1.(press tightly)(尤指用拇指和食指)拧, 掐 (with fingers)(用手指)挤, 捏 He pinched me!他掐我！ Stop pinching me!别掐我！ She pinched his arm as hard as she could.她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。 2.shoes +挤压；挤迫；夹痛；挤痛 These shoes are pinching me.我这双鞋夹脚。 3.(cause pain to)使刺痛；使疼痛 The cold pinched his face.他的脸冻得发痛。 4.(make thin)使憔悴；使消瘦 A worried expression pinched her face.脸上焦虑的神情使她看起来有些憔悴。 5.【海】使(帆船)紧抢风 6.<非正式>(steal, take)偷窃；窃取；擅自拿走 Quite a few people have tried to pinch this idea.好多人都曾试图盗用这个创意。 Pickpockets pinched his wallet in the city centre.扒手在市中心偷走了他的钱包。 7.<非正式>(arrest)逮捕；拘留 He got pinched for fare evasion.他因逃票而被捕。 🄱 vi. 1.shoe +挤压；挤迫；夹痛；挤痛 These shoes pinch—I should have bought a larger size.我的鞋挤脚——我要是买大一号的就好了。 2.【矿】ore +狭缩；变薄；尖灭 The ore pinches out on the west side.矿脉在西侧渐渐变窄。 idiom ◆to pinch pennies节衣缩食；省吃俭用；精打细算 The company was forced to sell assets and pinch pennies wherever possible.这家公司被迫卖掉资产并且尽量精打细算。 The team haven't pinched pennies either, spending about $100 million on a fleet of five boats.这个团队也没有节省开支——花了大约一亿美元购置了由五条船组成的船队。 ◆to pinch yourself<口,非正式>(因不敢相信是真的或感觉像做梦而)掐自己 I kept pinching myself to prove that it wasn't all a dream.我一直在掐自己, 证明这不是在做梦。 Phrasal Verbspinch off,pinch out,pinch back |
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