pinch

英 [pɪntʃ]

美 [pɪntʃ]

v.  拧; 捏; 掐; 捏住; 夹紧; 夹(脚); 夹痛
n.  捏; 掐; 拧; 一撮

过去式：pinched　现在分词：pinching　过去分词：pinched　复数：pinches　第三人称单数：pinches　

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短语用例

pinch sth↔off/out

• 掐掉；摘掉
  to remove sth by pressing your fingers together and pulling

习惯用语

v.

pinch pennies
• 一毛不拔；吝啬
  to try to spend as little money as possible

n.

at a pinch
• 必要时；不得已时
  used to say that sth could be done or used in a particular situation if it is really necessary
• We can get six people round this table at a pinch.
  必要时，这张桌子可以坐六个人。
take sth with a pinch of salt
• 不完全相信；半信半疑
  to be careful about believing that sth is completely true
feel the pinch
• 手头拮据；经济困难
  to not have enough money
• Lots of people who have lost their jobs are starting to feel the pinch.
  大量失业者开始感到日子不好过了。

牛津词典

verb

用拇指和手指 with thumb and finger
• 拧；捏；掐
  to take a piece of sb's skin between your thumb and first finger and squeeze hard, especially to hurt the person
  1. My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.
     我姐姐老拧我，好痛喔。
  2. He pinched the baby's cheek playfully.
     他捏着宝宝的脸颊逗着玩。
  3. 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。
• 捏住；夹紧
  to hold sth tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together
  1. Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.
     用手指捏住鼻孔止血。
  2. a pinched nerve in the neck
     脖子上一条被挤压的神经
鞋 of a shoe
• 夹（脚）；夹痛
  if sth such as a shoe pinches part of your body, it hurts you because it is too tight
  1. These new shoes pinch.
     这双新鞋夹脚。
偷窃 steal
• 偷摸；行窃
  to steal sth, especially sth small and not very valuable
  1. Who's pinched my pen?
     谁拿了我的笔？
昂贵 cost too much
• 使花费过多；使入不敷出
  to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend
  1. Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.
     提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。
拘捕 arrest
• 逮捕
  to arrest sb
  1. I was pinched for dangerous driving.
     我因危险驾驶而被抓住。

noun

用拇指和手指 with thumb and finger
• 捏；掐；拧
  an act of squeezing a part of sb's skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them
  1. She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.
     她拧一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。
少量 small amount
• 一撮
  the amount of sth that you can hold between your finger and thumb
  1. a pinch of salt
     一撮盐

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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  1. the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
  Synonym:apprehensionarrestcatchcollartaking into custody
• a squeeze with the fingers
  Synonym:tweak
• a small sharp bite or snip
  Synonym:nip
• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
  1. he never knew what to do in an emergency
  Synonym:emergencyexigency
• a slight but appreciable amount
  1. this dish could use a touch of garlic
  Synonym:touchhinttingemitejotspecksoupcon
• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
• a painful or straitened circumstance
  1. the pinch of the recession

verb

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
  1. smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
  2. the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
  Synonym:vellicate
• cut the top off
  1. top trees and bushes
  Synonym:top
• squeeze tightly between the fingers
  1. He pinched her behind
  2. She squeezed the bottle
  Synonym:squeezetwingetweetniptwitch
• make ridges into by pinching together
  Synonym:crimp
• make off with belongings of others
  Synonym:pilfercabbagepurloinabstractsnarfswipehooksneakfilchnobblelift

双语例句

• In a pinch, you could get home on foot.
  在万不得已时，你可以步行回家。
• Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
  把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。
• The staff here can pinch hit for each other when the hotel is busy.
  宾馆客人多时，这里的职员可以互相替班。
• The new shoes pinch my toes.
  新鞋太紧，夹痛了我的脚趾。
• Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot.
  宁愿把鞋铰开，也不能让脚受屈。
• 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。
• I will help you in a pinch.
  有紧急情况我会帮助你。
• These shoes must be too small because they pinch.
  因为这双鞋夹脚，所以一定是太小。
• Pinch out the tips of the young growths to make for compact, bushy plants.
  掐掉幼株的芽尖以便让它们长得紧凑浓密，呈丛生状。
• I'd trust her in a pinch
  身处困境时，我信任她。