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

• The dog cringed at the sight of the whip.
  那条狗见了鞭子畏缩不前。
• The film has been largely well received in Thailand, which has cringed at the portrayal of over-the-top Bangkok nightlife in films like The Hangover Part II.
  这部电影在泰国非常受欢迎。它对泰国夜生活的描绘打了折扣，并不像《宿醉2》表现得那样没有节制。
• 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'll admit when I first saw the notice for it, I cringed a little because I didn't know what I might be getting myself into.
  我承认当我看到拍摄通告的时候，我有点不安，因为我不知道自己在剧中的角色是什么样的人。
• Ged's voice rang like iron, there in the cold valley under the mountains, and the blind man cringed away from him.
  Ged的声音如铁般坚定地回响在寒冷的山谷里。那个无眼的人有点退缩。
• 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。
• Most women on our MPW list cringed at the word power 13 years ago when we launched the annual rankings.
  13年前，当我们开始评选年度最具影响力商界女性时，大部分人对于权力一词都感觉不太自在。
• The one towel in gynecology was creatively folded so that we could keep using it. ( There was none to cover for privacy). By the third day, I cringed at how wasteful I was the first day.
  妇科病房里唯一的一条毛巾也被我们巧妙地折叠着，以便可以长期使用（这里根本没有维护隐私权的遮布）。
• "I want to be your everything," Emily once said to me, and I cringed.
  即使是在这最后一天艾米莉所说的还是让我感到惊讶。
• The courtiers cringed before the Queen.
  朝臣们在女王面前卑躬屈膝。