with obj.
1
- grip (the skin of a part of someone's body) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb捏, 拧, 掐, 夹（身体某部位）：
she pinched his cheek.
她捏他的脸蛋。
1.1
- grip the skin of a part of the body of (someone) in such a way捏, 拧, 掐, 夹（某人）：
Rosa pinched her hard.
罗莎使劲拧她。
1.2
- (of a shoe) hurt (a foot) by being too tight.（鞋）夹（脚）, 挤（脚）。
1.3
- compress (the lips), especially with worry or tension（由于担心或紧张）抿（嘴唇）：
Aunt Rose pinched her thin lips together.
罗斯婶婶将她薄薄的嘴唇抿在了一块。
1.4
- remove (a bud, leaves, etc. ) to encourage bushy growth（为促进生长）摘除（芽、叶等）, 摘心; 打尖：
pinch out tips of shoots regularly.
定期给嫩芽打尖。
2
- no obj. live in a frugal way节约, 节省：
if I scraped and pinched a bit, I might manage.
如果节衣缩食, 省一点的话, 我可能还过得去。
3
- informal arrest(someone)〈非正式〉逮捕, 拘留, 拘捕：
I was pinched for dangerous driving last month.
上个月我因为危险驾驶而遭到拘留。
3.1
- informal, chiefly Brit. steal〈非正式, 主英〉偷：
he pinched a handful of sweets.
他偷了一把糖果。
4
- Sailing sail (a boat) so close to the wind that the sails begin to lose power【航海】使（帆船）紧抢风。
1
- an act of gripping the skin of someone's body between finger and thumb捏, 拧, 夹, 掐：
he gave her a gentle pinch.
他轻轻掐了她一下。
1.1
- an amount of an ingredient that can be held between fingers and thumb一小撮; 少量：
add a pinch of salt.
加上一小撮盐。
2
- informal an arrest〈非正式〉拘捕, 拘留, 逮捕。
2.1
- an act of theft or plagiarism偷盗; 剽窃。
3
- Baseball a critical point in the game【棒球】紧要时刻, 紧要关头。
短语
at （或 〈北美〉in） a pinch
1
- if absolutely necessary在必要时, 在紧急时。
1.1
- feel the pinch experience hardship, especially financial经历困难（尤指手头拮据）。
词源
Middle English (as a verb)： from an Old Northern French variant of Old French pincier 'to pinch'.