pinches

英 [ˈpɪntʃɪz]

美 [ˈpɪntʃɪz]

v.  拧; 捏; 掐; 捏住; 夹紧; 夹(脚); 夹痛
pinch的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• Jonny thinks the job is easy, but he will find on where the shoe pinches when he tries it.
  乔尼认为这工作很容易，不过他试了后就会知道困难了。
• That's where the shoe pinches: they've got the better of me whatever I do!
  我有我的苦处，只好让他们沾点便宜去！
• Any working housewife with a family to feed knows where the shoe pinches without studying cost of living indexes.
  任何一个操持家庭的主妇，不研究生活费指数也都知道生活的难处。
• I also have been young and poor, so I know where the shoe pinches.
  我也是从年轻人和穷苦人过来的，因此我知道艰辛之处在哪里。
• And I actually calculated the change in the temperature by adding a few pinches of salt to the water.
  实际上我计算过，当我把盐加入水中水温的变化。
• Turning off the TouchPad is not necessary, but it reduces the problem of identifying nongesture-related mouse events from the swipes and pinches.
  不一定需要关闭TouchPad，但是它将减少从点击和按压中识别与非手势相关的鼠标事件。
• None but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
  鞋子哪里挤脚，只有穿鞋的人知道。
• The shoe pinches me AT the toes.
  这只鞋夹痛我的脚趾。
• The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
  适合一个人的鞋子折磨其他人；（世上）没有一个可以适合所有各种生活的配方。
• We can not do anything about it before we first find out where the shoe pinches.
  在发现困难所在之前，我们无法加以处理。