cringes

vi. 畏縮；覺得尷尬不安或難為情；阿諛，奉承

n. 畏縮；阿諛，奉承

英語翻譯

Verb:

draw back, as with fear or pain;
\\\"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf\\\"
show submission or fear

造句

用作不及物動詞(vi.)

People often cringe when they hear the word \\\"fat\\\".
人們常常聽到“脂肪”這個詞后會畏縮。
But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe.
可是一想到要向她表明這一想法，他就會猶豫、退縮。
It may be difficult to believe, but some people actually cringe when an opportunity presents itself.
令人難以置信的是，有些人竟在機(jī)遇來臨時畏縮。
His way of sleeping makes me cringe.
他睡覺的方式令我生厭。
I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.
每當(dāng)我想起我那時寫的詩歌就感到很難堪。
I cringe with embarrassment when I reread those first stories I wrote.
我重讀了我初期編寫的故事

常用短語

組詞

Performing cringes and congees like a court-chamberlain.
出自：Thackeray
Alternative fits of swagger cringe.
出自：Thomas Hughes
Bridges that made Anne\\\'s flesh cringe with..fear.
出自：L. M. Montgomery
The dogs cringed to the ground and whined piteously.
出自：J. Steinbeck
Some of the things I\\\'m supposed to say..make me cringe with embarrassment.
出自：D. Lodge