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

• In the mid-19th century this meant to meet a test without flinching; the modern sense emerged over half a century later.
  在19世纪中期，它是指面对考验毫无畏惧。而一个半世纪后，它的意思已演变为现今的意思。
• We shall strike hard, without flinching, at terrorists and those who abet them.
  我们要毫不退缩地严厉打击恐怖分子及其帮凶。
• Chan says Chinese Zodiac, and the many films before it, have taken their toll on his body. It hurts, it really hurts, he says, flinching. The shoulder, the ankle, it really hurts.
  成龙还表示：包括《十二生肖》在内以及之前的许多电影让他浑身伤病，电影中的打斗场面会让他受伤，这些伤痛非常疼，肩膀、脚踝以及很多地方都受过伤。
• McGahey withstood the pressure and criticism without flinching.
  麦加希顶住压力和批评，毫不慌乱。
• Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.
  拥有或者表现出勇气；能够没有畏缩的面对或处理危险或恐怖。
• That I can do this without flinching.
  让我可以毫无畏惧的工作。
• Without flinching he dashed into the burning house to save the children.
  他毫不畏缩地冲进在燃烧的房屋中去救小孩。
• 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。
• Effect of manual paper-folding training to improve negative symptoms and flinching behavior of schizophrenia patients
  手工折纸训练对精神分裂症病人阴性症状和退缩行为改善的影响
• At the present time, these domestic installations are the imports from the external. Meanwhile, the price is expensive, from different of 10 thousand dollars to 20 thousand dollars. Such price allows a lot of domestic consumers flinching.
  目前国内的使用的这些设备主要由国外进口，价格昂贵，从10～20万美元不等，这样的价格让国内的很多用户望而却步。