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pinchBrE /pɪntʃ/NAmE /pɪntʃ/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pinch BrE /pɪntʃ/ NAmE /pɪntʃ/present simple - he / she / it pinches BrE /ˈpɪntʃɪz/ NAmE /ˈpɪntʃɪz/past simple pinched BrE /pɪntʃt/ NAmE /pɪntʃt/past participle pinched BrE /pɪntʃt/ NAmE /pɪntʃt/ -ing form pinching BrE /ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/➤with thumb and finger 用拇指和手指 [T] ~ sb/sth/yourselfto take a piece of sb's skin between your thumb and first finger and squeeze hard, especially to hurt the person 拧；捏；掐◆My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts. 我姐姐老拧我，真的很痛。◆He pinched the baby's cheek playfully. 他捏着宝宝的脸颊逗着玩。◆(figurative) She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming. 她不得不掐一下自己，弄清楚自己不是在做梦。 [T] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to hold sth tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together 捏住；夹紧◆Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding. 用手指捏住鼻孔止血。◆a pinched nerve in the neck 脖子上一条被挤压的神经 [I, T] to place the thumb and a finger of one hand on the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile/cell phone or small computer and move them together or apart, to make the image on the screen appear smaller or larger （在手机等电子装置上）两指张合以放大（或缩小）图像 ➡ see also flick verb (6) , spread verb (3) , tap ➤of a shoe 鞋 [I, T] ~ (sb/sth) if sth such as a shoe pinches part of your body, it hurts you because it is too tight 夹（脚）；夹痛◆These new shoes pinch. 这双新鞋夹脚。➤steal 偷窃 [T] ~ sth (from sb/sth)(BrE, informal) to steal sth, especially sth small and not very valuable 偷摸；行窃 SYN nick ◆Who's pinched my pen? 谁拿了我的笔？➤cost too much 昂贵 [T] ~ sb/sthto cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend 使花费过多；使入不敷出◆Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry. 提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。➤arrest 拘捕 [T] ~ sb(old-fashioned, BrE, informal) to arrest sb 逮捕◆I was pinched for dangerous driving. 我因危险驾驶而被抓。 ●pinch ˈpennies(informal) to try to spend as little money as possible 一毛不拔；吝啬 ●ˌpinch ˈin/ˈoutto place usually the thumb and a finger of one hand on the screen of a device such as a mobile/cell phone or small computer and move them together or apart, to make the image or text on the screen appear smaller or larger （在手机等电子装置的屏幕上）两指合拢以缩小图文，两指张开以放大图文◆Pinch in on the home page.在主页上两指合拢将图文缩小。◆You can pinch out to zoom in on the map.你可以两指外滑放大地图。●ˌpinch sth↔ˈoff/ˈoutto remove sth by pressing your fingers together and pulling 掐掉；摘掉 pinchBrE /pɪntʃ/NAmE /pɪntʃ/ noun➤with thumb and finger 用拇指和手指an act of squeezing a part of sb's skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them 捏；掐；拧◆She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up. 她拧了一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。➤small amount 少量the amount of sth that you can hold between your finger and thumb 一撮◆a pinch of salt 一撮盐●at a ˈpinch(BrE) (NAmE in a ˈpinch) used to say that sth could be done or used in a particular situation if it is really necessary 必要时；不得已时◆We can get six people round this table at a pinch. 必要时，这张桌子可以坐六个人。●take sth with a pinch of ˈsaltto be careful about believing that sth is completely true 不完全相信；半信半疑●feel the ˈpinch(informal) to not have enough money 手头拮据；经济困难◆Lots of people who have lost their jobs are starting to feel the pinch. 大量失业者开始感到日子不好过了。 |