cringed

英 [krɪndʒd]

美 [krɪndʒd]

v.  畏缩; 怯退; 感到尴尬不安; 觉得难为情
cringe的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 为…觉得难为情;对…感到厌恶；退缩
  If youcringe atsomething, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
  1. Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar...
     安开始弹吉他时，莫莉感到有些难堪。
  2. Chris had cringed at the thought of using her own family for publicity...
     一想到要拿自己的家庭作宣传，克丽丝就感到厌烦。
  3. I cringed in horror.
     我吓得往后缩。

双语例句

• While the older generation clearly preferred to slicken meetings with the traditional liquor, the younger clients cringed at the suggestion of it.
  尽管老一代人显然喜欢在聚会上用传统的白酒助兴，可是年轻的客户却害怕提议喝点白酒。
• I cringed, as I hate talk of company values.
  这话让我觉得厌烦，因为我讨厌说什么公司价值观。
• I cringed through probably half of it, not including most of it I fast forwarded.
  我看了一半，大多数都是快进看的。
• Terrified, they cried and cringed.
  他们吓得一边哭一边往后退缩。
• I cringed at the possibilities.
  面对这些可能性，我畏缩不前。
• The small boy cringed from the bully's clenched fist.
  那个小孩在恶霸紧握的拳头面前退缩了。
• Each stay culminated in an uncomfortable peck on the cheek from Dad as he said goodbye – a moment I cringed about for hours in advance.
  每次逗留结束时我的脸颊总是会得到爸爸一个不舒服的吻，并对我说再见，这个时刻我已企盼了好几个小时。
• The dog cringed at the sight of the whip.
  那条狗见了鞭子畏缩不前。
• He kicked out at them and they cringed, but then they followed him across the yard.
  他朝它们踢去，它们退缩回去，但是，随后又跟着他走过了院子。
• He cringed to his superiors.
  他对上司卑躬曲膝。