pinch

pinch

[pintʃ]

n.捏, 少量, 一撮, 困苦, <俚>偷窃
v.掐, 夹痛, 使困苦, <俚>偷窃,逮捕

例句与用法：

He was still carrying the stolen goods when he was pinched.

他被逮捕的时候身上还带着赃物。

He's been pinching money from the cashbox.

他一直在偷钱箱里的钱。

He was pinched with cold and hunger.

他饥寒交迫。

The door pinched my finger as it shut.

门关上时夹了我的手指。

The new shoes pinched my toes.

这双新鞋紧得夹脚趾。

词形变化：

动词过去式: pinched | 动词过去分词: pinched | 动词现在分词: pinching | 动词第三人称单数: pinches |

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vt.

1. 捏, 拧; 夹痛, 轧痛

The new shoes pinch me at the toe.

新鞋太紧轧痛我的脚趾。

2. 掐掉(嫩枝等); 修剪[(+out/off/back)]

He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant.

他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。

3. 使疼痛; 使苦恼; 使消瘦[H][(+with)]

The cold pinched his face.

他的脸冻得发痛。

Her face was pinched by hunger.

她的脸因饥饿而消瘦了。

4. 使感拮据, 使感缺乏[H][(+for)]

I'm pinched for money.

我手头拮据。

5. 勒索, 诈取[(+from/out of)]

He tried to pinch money out of me.

他试图勒索我的钱。

6. 【俚】偷取; 擅自拿取

His cousin caught him pinching apples.

他偷吃苹果时被他表兄抓住。

7. 【俚】逮捕; 拘留[H][(+for)]

He was pinched for pushing drugs.

他因贩卖毒品被捕。

vi.

1. 夹痛; 挤痛

Where does that shoe pinch?

那只鞋什么地方太紧?

2. (向里)挤压, 收缩[(+in)]

3. 节省; 吝惜[(+on)]

I had to pinch on food to buy that book.

为了买那本书, 我不得不在吃的方面省俭。

4. 【美】(矿脉等)狭缩, 变薄[(+out)]

The road pinched down to a trail.

大路渐渐变窄, 成了羊肠小道。

n.

1. 捏, 拧; 夹[C]

He gave her a pinch on the face.

他在她脸上拧了一下。

2. 夹痛, 挤痛[the S]

He suffered from the pinch of his tight shoes.

他受鞋紧挤痛之苦。

3. (一)撮, 少量[S][(+of)]

Put a pinch of sugar in the soup.

在汤里加一小撮糖。

4. 紧缺, 匮乏[the S]

We felt the pinch after Father lost his job.

父亲失业之后, 我们感到手头拮据了。

5. 紧要时刻, 紧急情况[the S]

I will help you in a pinch.

有紧急情况我会帮助你。

6. 【俚】逮捕; 拘留

The police found the dope when they made the pinch.

警察搜捕时发现了毒品。

7. 【俚】偷窃

短语词组：

pinch of

1. 一小撮; 少量

I need a pinch of salt now.

我现在需要一小撮盐。

at a pinch

1. 必要时

They can put up at least 6 people for the night at a pinch.

必要时他们至少可以留宿六个人。

feel the pinch

1. 感到经济拮据

She usually felt the pinch at the end of a month.

她通常在月底感到手头很紧。

pinch and scrape

1. 省吃俭用

By pinching and scraping for the last five years, she has enough money to pay for her son's tuition.

在过去的五年里, 她省吃俭用, 终于积足了钱可支付她儿子的学费。

pinch off

1. 掐掉

The gardener is pinching off the young shoots.

花匠正在掐掉嫩枝。

pinch with

1. 使困苦

He arrived looking pinched with hunger and cold.

他到达时看上去又饿又冷。

with a pinch of salt

1. 有保留地

You should take what he says with a pinch of salt.

你不应完全相信他的话。