cringed

英 [krɪndʒd]

美 [krɪndʒd]

v.  畏缩; 怯退; 感到尴尬不安; 觉得难为情
cringe的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• I cringed, convinced that this would be the last time I would ever see my friend Sol.
  我心里直犯怵，坚信这可能会是我最后一次看见我的朋友索尔了。
• The film has been largely well received in Thailand, which has cringed at the portrayal of over-the-top Bangkok nightlife in films like The Hangover Part II.
  这部电影在泰国非常受欢迎。它对泰国夜生活的描绘打了折扣，并不像《宿醉2》表现得那样没有节制。
• I cringed as I watched him raise his forepaw toward the cat and braced myself for the fatal blow.
  我看着它朝猫举起前爪，不禁倒吸了口气，随时准备看那猫挨上致命的一巴掌。
• Terrified, they cried and cringed.
  他们吓得一边哭一边往后退缩。
• The small boy cringed from the bully's clenched fist.
  那个小孩在恶霸紧握的拳头面前退缩了。
• He cringed before a policeman.
  他对警察卑躬屈膝。
• Siegfried cringed and shrank against the wall
  西格弗里德畏缩了，退避到墙根。
• I cringed, as I hate talk of company values.
  这话让我觉得厌烦，因为我讨厌说什么公司价值观。
• The dog cringed at the sight of the whip.
  那条狗见了鞭子畏缩不前。
• The one towel in gynecology was creatively folded so that we could keep using it. ( There was none to cover for privacy). By the third day, I cringed at how wasteful I was the first day.
  妇科病房里唯一的一条毛巾也被我们巧妙地折叠着，以便可以长期使用（这里根本没有维护隐私权的遮布）。