flinching

英 [ˈflɪntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈflɪntʃɪŋ]

v.  (突然)退缩; 畏缩
flinch的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 退缩;畏缩
  If youflinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you.
  1. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching...
     穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
  2. The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.
     岩石尖尖的表面剐到了她的皮肤，令她后缩了一下。
• VERB 躲避;回避;不愿意做
  If youflinchfromsomething unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it.
  1. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge...
     国际社会在面对这一挑战时不应该回避。
  2. He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions.
     在艰难的财政决策面前他从没有退缩过。

双语例句

• Bill listened to the insults without flinching.
  比尔听着这些辱骂没有退缩。
• She listened to the teacher's criticisms without flinching.
  她毫不畏缩地听着老师的批评。
• "I asked Ian to hug and kiss Julien in case he was dying, which Ian did without any flinching or qualms," Hagar said.
  我告诉伊恩抱着朱利安，并不时地亲吻他，以防他失去意识。对此伊恩没有丝毫退缩或犹豫。哈格说。
• My thought struggled at confessing, somehow hesitation ended in flinching.
  然妾心忏悔，百般挣扎，踌躇彷徨，畏葸不前。
• Stand it emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without diseomposure or flinching.
  它着重强调一种毫不动容、毫不畏缩的忍受能力。
• This man had faced danger and death without flinching.
  此人毫不畏惧地面对过危险和死亡。
• If it is a mountain, it will be lifted up and cast into a sea when you come squarely up, without flinching, to where you thought it was.
  如果是一座高山，当我们奋勇前进的时候，高山便会倒入海中。
• He met my gaze without flinching.
  他毫不畏缩，跟我对视着。
• The fighter could not help flinching from the blow aimed by his opponent.
  拳击手不得不躲过对手的一拳。
• But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.
  但是如果立即面对它毫不退缩，危险便会减半。