cringe

英 [krɪndʒ]

美 [krɪndʒ]

v.  畏缩; 怯退; 感到尴尬不安; 觉得难为情

过去式：cringed　现在分词：cringing　第三人称单数：cringes　过去分词：cringed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15738 / COCA.10670

牛津词典

verb

• 畏缩；怯退
  to move back and/or away from sb because you are afraid
  1. a child cringing in terror
     吓得直退缩的小孩
• 感到尴尬不安；觉得难为情
  to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about sth
  1. I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.
     每当我想起我那时写的诗歌就感到很难堪。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 为…觉得难为情;对…感到厌恶；退缩
  If youcringe atsomething, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
  1. Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar...
     安开始弹吉他时，莫莉感到有些难堪。
  2. Chris had cringed at the thought of using her own family for publicity...
     一想到要拿自己的家庭作宣传，克丽丝就感到厌烦。
  3. I cringed in horror.
     我吓得往后缩。

英英释义

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain
  1. she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
  Synonym:flinchsquinchfunkshrinkwincerecoilquail
• show submission or fear
  Synonym:fawncrawlcreepcowergrovel

双语例句

• These predictions will make people who work in these fields understandably cringe.
  不难理解，这些预言会使在上述领域工作的人畏畏缩缩。
• Everytime I see something on China, it makes me cringe now.
  现在每次我在中国看到的事情，都让我怕的发抖。
• So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
  因你的大能仇敌要投降你。
• Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar
  安开始弹吉他时，莫莉感到有些难堪。
• It makes me cringe with embarrassment when I think about it.
  我想起它就觉得尴尬。
• Your heart pulses in a rapid tempo, as you cringe your hands in fear.
  你的心快速地跳，而你在恐惧中缩作一团。
• No one wants to have to cringe when they tell people where they work.
  在说到自己从事的工作时，没有人愿意畏畏缩缩。
• I cringe when I think about that moment.
  每当我回想起当时的表现，都会打冷颤。
• It may be difficult to believe, but some people actually cringe when an opportunity presents itself.
  令人难以置信的是，有些人竟在机遇来临时畏缩。
• I cringe with embarrassment when I reread those first stories I wrote.
  我重读了我初期编写的故事，感到十分难为情。