wince

wince¹
verb

[no obj.]give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress
（因疼痛或悲痛而不由自主地）脸部扭曲；退缩，畏缩
he winced at the disgust in her voice.
她声音中流露出的厌恶让他畏缩起来。

noun

[in sing.]a slight grimace or shrinking movement caused by pain or distress
（因疼痛或悲痛引起的）脸部扭曲；退缩，畏缩

派生
wincer
noun
wincingly
adverb
语源

Middle English (originally in the sense 'kick restlessly from pain or impatience'): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guenchir 'turn aside'

wince²
noun

(Brit.)a roller for moving textile fabric through a dyeing vat
(英)（使织物移动穿过染缸的）六角盘

语源

late 17th cent. (in the sense 'winch'): variant of winch

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