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pinch
[英] [pintʃ] [美] [pɪntʃ] 生词本

vt.

vi.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：Pinch  

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1. VERB 捏；拧；掐；夹 If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze. 

  • She pinched his arm as hard as she could...

    她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。

  • We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.

    我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。

  • Pinch is also a noun.

    • She gave him a little pinch.

      她轻轻地捏了他一下。

2. N-COUNT （一）撮；少量 A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger.  to take something with a pinch of salt→see: salt; 

  • Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.

    把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。

  • ...a pinch of nutmeg.

    一撮肉豆蔻

3. VERB 偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品） To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it. 

  • Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?

    你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？

  • ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.

    偷走他钱包的扒手

4. PHRASE 必要时；在紧要关头 If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient. 

  • Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.

    这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。

5. PHRASE 感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩 If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy. 

  • Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.

    消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。

6. PHRASE 身处困境；处境艰难 If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation. 

  • I'd trust her in a pinch...

    身处困境时，我信任她。

  • Everyone knew he was in a pinch.

    每个人都知道他境况艰难。

Noun

1. a painful or straitened circumstance;

  • "the pinch of the recession"

2. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

3. a slight but appreciable addition;

  • "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action;

  • "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

5. small sharp biting

  • synonym： nip

6. a squeeze with the fingers

7. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);

  • "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Verb

1. squeeze tightly between the fingers;

  • "He pinched her behind"
  • "She squeezed the bottle"

2. make ridges into by pinching together

3. make off with belongings of others

4. cut the top off;

  • "top trees and bushes"
  • synonym： top

5. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear;

  • "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"
  • "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

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1. At a pinch it can be used as a weapon.
必要时可以把它当作武器。

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2. Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot.
宁愿把鞋铰开，也不能让脚受屈。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Eleanor is always a penny-pinch ever since she has been young.
埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人。

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4. He gave her a spiteful pinch.
他恶意地拧她一下。

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5. He put a pinch of salt on his food.
他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。

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6. If you usually pinch back the dead flower heads, new ones will grow.
如果你经常将枯死的花冠掐掉，新花就会长出来。

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7. In a pinch, you could get home on foot.
在万不得已时，你可以步行回家。

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8. It's six months since he lost his job, so he's beginning to feel the pinch.
他失业已有六个月了，所以开始感到相当困难。

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9. She gave him a pinch to wake him up.
她拧了他一下以弄醒他。

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10. She would pinch on food in order to spend on clothing.
她过去常把伙食费省下来买衣服。

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11. These shoes must be too small because they pinch.
因为这双鞋夹脚，所以他们一定是太小了。

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12. These shoes pinch my feet.
这双鞋把我的脚夹痛了。

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