cringe
美[krɪndʒ] 英[krɪndʒ]
vi. 畏缩;觉得尴尬不安或难为情;阿谀,奉承
n. 畏缩;阿谀,奉承
英英释义
Verb- draw back, as with fear or pain;
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
- show submission or fear
例句
用作不及物动词(vi.)- People often cringe when they hear the word "fat".人们常常听到“脂肪”这个词后会畏缩。
- But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe.可是一想到要向她表明这一想法,他就会犹豫、退缩。
- 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。
- His way of sleeping makes me cringe.他睡觉的方式令我生厌。
- 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。
- I cringe with embarrassment when I reread those first stories I wrote.我重读了我初期编写的故事