| 单词 | pinch |
| 释义 | verbnounpinchBrE /pɪntʃ/ NAmE /pɪntʃ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they pinch BrE /pɪntʃ/ NAmE /pɪntʃ/ present simple - he / she / it pinches BrE /ˈpɪntʃɪz/ NAmE /ˈpɪntʃɪz/ past simple pinched BrE /pɪntʃt/ NAmE /pɪntʃt/ past participle pinched BrE /pɪntʃt/ NAmE /pɪntʃt/ -ing form pinching BrE /ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/ ➤ with thumb and finger 用拇指和手指[T ]~sb /sth /yourself to take a piece of sb's skin between your thumb and first finger and squeeze hard , especially to hurt the person 拧；捏；掐◆ My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts . 我姐姐老拧我，真的很痛。◆ He pinched the baby's cheek playfully . 他捏着宝宝的脸颊逗着玩。◆ (figurative ) She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming . 她不得不掐一下自己，弄清楚自己不是在做梦。[T ]~sth (+ adv ./prep .)to hold sth tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together 捏住；夹紧◆ Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding . 用手指捏住鼻孔止血。◆ a pinched nerve in the neck 脖子上一条被挤压的神经[I , T ]to place the thumb and a finger of one hand on the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile /cell phone or small computer and move them together or apart , to make the image on the screen appear smaller or larger （在手机等电子装置上）两指张合以放大（或缩小）图像 ➡ see also flickverb (6 ) , spreadverb (3 ) , tap➤ of a shoe 鞋[I , T ]~ (sb /sth )if sth such as a shoe pinches part of your body , it hurts you because it is too tight 夹（脚）；夹痛◆ These new shoes pinch . 这双新鞋夹脚。➤ steal 偷窃[T ]~sth (from sb /sth )(BrE , informal ) to steal sth , especially sth small and not very valuable 偷摸；行窃SYN nick◆ Who's pinched my pen ? 谁拿了我的笔？➤ cost too much 昂贵[T ]~sb /sth to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend 使花费过多；使入不敷出◆ Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry . 提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。➤ arrest 拘捕[T ]~sb (old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) to arrest sb 逮捕◆ I was pinched for dangerous driving . 我因危险驾驶而被抓。 ● pinch ˈpennies (informal ) to try to spend as little money as possible 一毛不拔；吝啬 ● ˌpinch ˈin /ˈout to place usually the thumb and a finger of one hand on the screen of a device such as a mobile /cell phone or small computer and move them together or apart , to make the image or text on the screen appear smaller or larger （在手机等电子装置的屏幕上）两指合拢以缩小图文，两指张开以放大图文◆ Pinch in on the home page .在主页上两指合拢将图文缩小。◆ You can pinch out to zoom in on the map .你可以两指外滑放大地图。● ˌpinch sth↔ˈoff /ˈout to remove sth by pressing your fingers together and pulling 掐掉；摘掉pinchBrE /pɪntʃ/ NAmE /pɪntʃ/ noun ➤ with thumb and finger 用拇指和手指an act of squeezing a part of sb's skin tightly between your thumb and finger , especially in order to hurt them 捏；掐；拧◆ She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up . 她拧了一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。➤ small amount 少量the amount of sth that you can hold between your finger and thumb 一撮◆ a pinch of salt 一撮盐 ● at a ˈpinch (BrE ) (NAmE in a ˈpinch ) used to say that sth could be done or used in a particular situation if it is really necessary 必要时；不得已时◆ We can get six people round this table at a pinch . 必要时，这张桌子可以坐六个人。● take sth with a pinch of ˈsalt to be careful about believing that sth is completely true 不完全相信；半信半疑● feel the ˈpinch (informal ) to not have enough money 手头拮据；经济困难◆ Lots of people who have lost their jobs are starting to feel the pinch . 大量失业者开始感到日子不好过了。 |
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