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

• Terrified, they cried and cringed.
  他们吓得一边哭一边往后退缩。
• She cringed at the sight of the dissected frog.
  她一看见被解剖的青蛙就退缩不前；
• 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。
• The courtiers cringed before the Queen.
  朝臣们在女王面前卑躬屈膝。
• As power yoga became a multimillion-dollar industry, he occasionally cringed at the commercialization of the practice, and wondered whether it would survive its own popularity.
  随着力量瑜伽成为价值千万美元的大产业，他偶尔也会对这种锻炼方式的商业化表示厌恶，觉得过分流行可能会扼杀它。
• The dog cringed at the sight of the whip.
  那条狗见了鞭子畏缩不前。
• I'll admit when I first saw the notice for it, I cringed a little because I didn't know what I might be getting myself into.
  我承认当我看到拍摄通告的时候，我有点不安，因为我不知道自己在剧中的角色是什么样的人。
• Infml we all cringed with embarrassment at her terrible jokes.
  她那过分的笑话使我们很不自在。
• He kicked out at them and they cringed, but then they followed him across the yard.
  他朝它们踢去，它们退缩回去，但是，随后又跟着他走过了院子。
• He cringed before a policeman.
  他对警察卑躬屈膝。