cringes; cringed; cringing
cringes; cringed; cringing
Learner's definition of CRINGE
[no object]
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: to feel disgust or embarrassment and often to show this feeling by a movement of your face or body厌恶；反感 -
Many English teachers cringe when their students use the word “ain't.”许多英语教师很反感他们的学生使用ain't这个词。
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I always cringe when I hear that song.听到那首歌总会让我感到难以忍受。
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Just the thought of eating broccoli makes me cringe.单是想到吃西蓝花就会让我反感。
2
: to make a sudden movement from fear of being hit or hurt退缩；蜷缩