pinching

英 [ˈpɪntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈpɪntʃɪŋ]

v.  拧; 捏; 掐; 捏住; 夹紧; 夹(脚); 夹痛
pinch的现在分词

COCA.39134

柯林斯词典

• VERB 捏；拧；掐；夹
  If youpincha part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.
  1. She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
     她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
  2. 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。
  3. Pinchis also a noun.
     
  4. She gave him a little pinch.
     她轻轻地捏了他一下。
• 把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。 → see:Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
• VERB 偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品）
  Topinchsomething, especially something of little value, means to steal it.
  1. Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
     你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
  2. ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
     偷走他钱包的扒手
• PHRASE 必要时；在紧要关头
  If you say that something is possibleat a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possiblein a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩
  If a person or companyis 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.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 身处困境；处境艰难
  If you arein a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.
  1. I'd trust her in a pinch...
     身处困境时，我信任她。
  2. Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
     每个人都知道他境况艰难。

双语例句

• The lack of a license was pinching me.
  没有执照我感到很棘手。
• Frieda grinned, pinching him on the butt.
  弗里达咧嘴笑了，捏了捏他的屁股。
• Yeah, well, you can tell him for me that pinching my ass isn't on the menu.
  哦，那么你代我转告你的律师，菜单上并没有捏屁股这一项。
• Somebody keeps going into my desk and pinching my pencils.
  有人老是伸手到我书桌里来把我的铅笔捞了去。
• In this paper, we study the nonexistence of the stable quasi-harmonic maps and obtain a pinching Theorem.
  本文讨论了稳定拟调和映照的不存在性，得到了一个拼挤定理。
• 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。
• You could also try pinching yourself on the arm or the back of the hand.
  你还可以掐一下自己的手臂或手背。
• Day I caught her in the street pinching her cheeks to make them red.
  有一天我瞥见她在街上，试图掐红自己的腮帮子。
• By pinching and scraping for the last two years I've saved enough money to visit my parents in Australia.
  这两年我省吃俭用攒足了钱，以便去看望我在澳大利亚的父母。
• Some grandmothers can't resist pinching their grandchildren's chubby cheeks.
  某些祖母会忍不住捏捏孙子胖胖的脸颊。