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　

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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

• 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。
• I cringed in horror.
  我吓得往后缩。
• I used to cringe with embarrassment whenever my name was read out.
  过去每当有人报到我的名字时我就深感局促不安。
• 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。
• 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。
• There are examples of this cultural cringe in every recent superhero film.
  在最近的几部超级英雄电影中每一部都有这种文化畏缩现象。
• I still cringe when I think about talking everyone's ear off about the Giro d'Italia.
  想起自己聊环意自行车赛（Girod'Italia）聊到所有人都耳朵起茧子的时候，我还是会觉得后怕。
• 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。
• 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？
• Everytime I see something on China, it makes me cringe now.
  现在每次我在中国看到的事情，都让我怕的发抖。