(cringing)no obj.
1- bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile or obsequious manner（因害怕、恐惧或卑微地）蜷缩; 卑躬屈膝：
he cringed away from the blow
他害怕挨打而缩成一团
as adj. cringing we are surrounded by cringing yes-men and sycophants.我们被卑躬屈膝、唯唯诺诺的谄媚者包围着。
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- experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust（因尴尬或厌恶）战战兢兢, 畏缩：
I cringed at the fellow's stupidity.
我厌恶这个家伙的愚蠢。
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- an act of cringing in fear or apprehension（因害怕或恐惧）卑躬屈膝; 蜷缩。
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- a feeling of embarrassment or disgust尴尬的感觉; 厌恶感。
派生词
cringer
noun词源
Middle English crenge, crenche, related to Old English cringan, crincan 'bend, yield, fall in battle', of Germanic origin and related to Dutch krengen 'heel over' and German krank 'sick', also to CRANK1.