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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.
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She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
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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.
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She gave him a little pinch.
她轻轻地捏了他一下。
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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;
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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。
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...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.
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Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
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...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.
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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。
农学
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- 1.摘心
- 1. He led his life, pinching and scraping.
- 他省吃俭用地过日子。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
