flinching

英 [ˈflɪntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈflɪntʃɪŋ]

v.  (突然)退缩; 畏缩
flinch的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 退缩;畏缩
  If youflinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you.
  1. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching...
     穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
  2. The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.
     岩石尖尖的表面剐到了她的皮肤，令她后缩了一下。
• VERB 躲避;回避;不愿意做
  If youflinchfromsomething unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it.
  1. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge...
     国际社会在面对这一挑战时不应该回避。
  2. He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions.
     在艰难的财政决策面前他从没有退缩过。

双语例句

• We shall strike hard, without flinching, at terrorists and those who abet them.
  我们要毫不退缩地严厉打击恐怖分子及其帮凶。
• McGahey withstood the pressure and criticism without flinching.
  麦加希顶住压力和批评，毫不慌乱。
• At the present time, these domestic installations are the imports from the external. Meanwhile, the price is expensive, from different of 10 thousand dollars to 20 thousand dollars. Such price allows a lot of domestic consumers flinching.
  目前国内的使用的这些设备主要由国外进口，价格昂贵，从10～20万美元不等，这样的价格让国内的很多用户望而却步。
• Without flinching he dashed into the burning house to save the children.
  他毫不畏缩地冲进在燃烧的房屋中去救小孩。
• My thought struggled at confessing, somehow hesitation ended in flinching.
  然妾心忏悔，百般挣扎，踌躇彷徨，畏葸不前。
• But for that to happen, India must stop flinching from commercial engagement with the rest of the world and learn to embrace it as an invigorating challenge.
  不过，要实现这个目标，印度必须大胆地与全球其它国家进行商业往来，勇敢面对这个令人振奋的挑战。
• Bill listened to the insults without flinching.
  比尔听着这些辱骂没有退缩。
• Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.
  拥有或者表现出勇气；能够没有畏缩的面对或处理危险或恐怖。
• This man had faced danger and death without flinching.
  此人毫不畏惧地面对过危险和死亡。
• She listened to the teacher's criticisms without flinching.
  她毫不畏缩地听着老师的批评。