单词：pinch
vt. 捏, 拧, 掐, 挤压, 修剪, 使困苦, 使萎缩, 节制, 少量加入, 逮捕, 勒索
vi. 收缩, 节省, 挤压, 引起苦恼
n. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
n. a squeeze with the fingers
v. squeeze tightly between the fingers
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pinch的用法和样例：
例句
- She gave him a painful pinch.她捏得他很痛。
- He put a pinch of salt on his food.他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。
- Even the town council is now feeling the pinch.连市政府目前都感到经费困难。
- He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant.他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。
- She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.她不得不掐一下自己，弄清楚自己不是在做梦。
- The new shoes pinched my toes.这双新鞋紧得夹脚趾。
- The door pinched my finger as it shut.门关上时夹了我的手指。
- They were ready to pinch themselves for years.他们准备使自己过几年拮据的生活。
- He's been pinching money from the cashbox.他一直在偷钱箱里的钱。
- 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。
常见句型
- This collar pinches.这领子紧得勒脖子。
- These shoes must be too small because they pinch.因为这双鞋夹脚,所以一定是太小。
- I'll have to pinch if I am going to get through school.如果我想读到毕业,便非节俭不可。
- I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.我拧了自己一把,以弄明白不是在做梦。
- The child was crying because somebody had pinched her.那孩子哭了,因为有人掐她。
- He pinched the boy's face playfully.他开玩笑地拧了这男孩的脸。
- These shoes pinch my feet.这双鞋把我的脚夹痛了。
- The door pinched my finger as it shut.关门把我的手指夹住了。
- The cold pinched his face.他的脸冻得发痛。
- When Tom and Mary were saving money to buy a house, they had to pinch pennies.汤姆和玛丽为了存钱买房子,只好一分钱掰成两半花。
- The thief pinched her purse and ran.小偷偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
- His father caught him pinching apples.父亲撞见他偷苹果。
- The police pinched him.警察逮捕了他。 1
- You'll be pinched if you are not careful.你如果不小心将会被夹住。
- My car's been pinched.我的汽车被偷了。
- She gave him a pinch to wake him up.她拧了他一下以弄醒他。
- He put a pinch of salt on his food.他在自己的食物上洒了一撮盐。
- It's six months since he lost his job, so he's beginning to feel the pinch.他失业已有六个月了,所以开始感到相当困难。
常用短语
- 掐掉 remove (an unwanted part of a plant) with one's fingerspinch sth ⇔ back
If you usually pinch back the dead flower heads, new ones will grow.
如果你经常将枯死的花冠掐掉,新花就会长出来。
- 因…而困苦 be difficult with sthpinch sb for sth
They are always pinched for money.
他们总是手头拮据。
- 在…上掐; 在…方面节省 take in a tight grip between the thumb and finger on sth; save in sthpinch on sth
She would pinch on food in order to spend on clothing.
她过去常把伙食费省下来买衣服。
pinch sb on sthShe pinched me on the arm.
她在我臂上拧了一下。
- 掐掉 remove (an unwanted part of a plant) with one's fingerspinch sth ⇔ out
He pinched out the side shoots.
他掐掉边芽。
He pinched out the top of the plants.
他将植物的顶端掐掉。
- 省吃俭用 live in a frugal way
- 夹在…下 take in a tight grip under sthpinch sth under sth
The fingers were pinched under a hawser.
手指被夹在了大缆绳下面。
- 因…而困苦 be difficult for sthpinch sb with sth
He was pinched with poverty in those days.
在那些日子里,他穷困不堪。
Their faces were pinched with grief.
他们的面容因悲伤而憔悴。
His face was pinched with anxiety for his lost child.
由于丢失了孩子,他的脸上布满了焦虑的神情。
- 困难所在 be where the difficulty or hardship lies
- 必要时,如果有必要if necessary
词汇搭配
- pinch a child捏小孩
- pinch money勒索金钱
- pinch approvingly许可地捏
- pinch cruelly残酷地掐
- pinch economically财政拮据
- pinch playfully开玩笑地掐
- pinch spitefully怀有恶意地拧
- pinch warningly警告地掐
- pinch back掐掉
- pinch off〔out〕捏掉,修剪
- pinch out one's cigarette掐灭香烟
- pinch by hunger饿瘦
- pinch for money手头拮据
- pinch for speeding因超速驾驶而被拘留
- pinch from〔out of〕从…夺取,勒索
- pinch on在…上省钱
- be pinched under sth被压在…下
- pinch with cold冷得缩手缩脚
- give a pinch拧了一下
- stand the pinch忍受贫困之苦
- playful pinch开玩笑的拧
- spiteful pinch恶意的拧
- the pinch of hunger饥饿之苦
- a pinch of salt一撮盐
经典引文
Avoid getting your fingers pinched between..the spokes of the wheel.
出自：J. K. JeromeIf some of us looked a little pale..he would tell us to pinch our cheeks.
出自：C. ChaplinThe copper had hold of me as if he wanted to pinch my arm in half.
出自：L. R. Banks
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