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
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- a child cringing in terror
吓得直退缩的小孩
- a child cringing in terror
- 感到尴尬不安；觉得难为情
to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about sth- 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 when I think of the poems I wrote then.
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.- 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。 - 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。 - I cringed in horror.
我吓得往后缩。
- Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar...
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
双语例句
- 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。 - His way of sleeping makes me cringe.
他睡觉的方式令我生厌。 - 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。 - Did you cringe watching some of your tanturms?
你自己看那些发怒的场景的时候畏缩过吗？ - Do they excite you? Or is just looking at them making you cringe?
这些事情是否让你感到兴奋？ - Then, a nurse came by, only to cringe and shun my helplessness.
然后，一位护士经过了，可是她却仅仅事经过，没有发现我的无助。 - It's their unintended consequences that make me cringe.
是它们未被料想到的后果令我往后退缩。 - I involuntarily dozen cringe, walk alone.
我不由自主的打了个哆嗦，独自行走。 - 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。 - If you see somebody bang their thumb with a hammer, you might cringe.
如果你看到有人拿锤子打他的拇指，你可能会畏缩。