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　

GRE TEM8

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。
I dread buying a swimsuit, as consecutive horror and humiliation make me cringe in the dressing room.
我害怕买泳装，因为持续的恐惧和羞辱让我在更衣室里畏缩不前。
Many American adults cringe when they remember the unfortunate dresses and awkward dates from their own proms.
很多美国的成年人想起当年自己参加毕业舞会时那些不合适宜的服装以及跟异性尴尬的约会时，他们往往有些后怕。
Many of these people drove me crazy, but they also made me laugh and cringe, because I could see myself in some of them.
书中的很多人曾令我发疯，但他们也让我发笑和感到害怕，因为我在他们身上看到我的影子。
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。
As courtship gets redefined, one byproduct is a fashion trend that would make most high-end designers cringe.
随着示爱的行为得以重新界定，一个派生的影响便是形成了一股时尚趋势，而多数高端设计师将不得不迎合这样的趋势。
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。
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。
Some city folk might cringe at the thought of this, but to me it's a part of my life and I wouldn't have it any other way!
想到这些事情，一些城市的人们或许畏缩不前，但对我来说它却是我生命的一部分，我会永远把它珍存心间。
His way of sleeping makes me cringe.
他睡觉的方式令我生厌。