Pinch
[ pɪntʃ ]
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vt. 捏，掐;挤痛，夹痛;使（植物）枯萎，凋谢;使紧缺，节制;
vi. 挤痛，压痛;吝惜，节约;
n. 匮乏;少量，一撮;困苦;
📝 例句
She usually felt the pinch at the end of a month.
她通常在月底感到手头很紧。
He suffered from the pinch of his tight shoes.
他受鞋紧挤痛之苦。
He suffered from the pinch of his tight shoes.
他受鞋紧挤痛之苦。
The high rate of unemployment is making many families feel the pinch.
失业率很高, 许多家庭感到日子不好过了.
We felt the pinch after Father lost his job.
父亲失业之后,我们感到手头拮据了。
🌱 联想助记
【串】共坐一条bench(长凳),相距不过inch(英寸),激情难以quench(扑灭),把她的手pinch(掐),结果反被
【记】※ pin-别针,ch-拼音“吃”:捏着别针吃东西
※ p-拼音“皮”,inch-英寸:你的头皮被我掐掉一英寸
※ p-拼音“胖”,inch-英寸:我的脸被妈妈给拧肿了,胖了一英寸
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pinch
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) take or hold (sth) in a tight grip between the thumb and finger 捏, 掐（某物）
He pinched the child's cheek playfully. 他捏那孩子的脸颊玩.
(b) hurt (sb) by holding his flesh in this way 掐, 捏, 拧（某人）
The child was crying because somebody had pinched her. 那孩子哭了, 因为有人掐她.
I was so amazed I had to pinch myself in case it was all a dream. 我非常惊讶, 连忙掐了自己一把看是否这一切都是一场梦.
(c) have (sth) in a tight grip between two hard things that are pressed together 夹紧（某物）
The door pinched my finger as it shut. 关门时把我手指夹住了.
2 [I, Tn] (esp of shoes) hurt (sb) by being too tight （尤指鞋）夹痛（某人）, 夹脚
These new boots pinch (me). （我 觉得）这双新靴子挤脚.
3 [Tn] ~ sth (from sb/sth) (infml 口) take sth without the owner's permission; steal sth 擅自拿走或偷窃某物
He's been pinching money from the cashbox. 他一直在偷钱箱里的钱.
Who's pinched my dictionary? 谁把我的词典拿去了?
4 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
(sl 俚) (of the police) catch and arrest (sb) （指警察）捉住, 逮捕（某人）
He was still carrying the stolen goods when he was pinched. 抓住他的时候他身上还带著赃物.
get pinched for driving while drunk 因醉酒开车被逮住.
5 (idm 习语) pinch and `save/`scrape live in a very miserly way 省吃俭用
Her parents pinched and scraped so that she could study singing abroad. 她父母省吃俭用好让她出国学习声乐. Cf 参看 scrimp and save (scrimp).
6 (phr v) pinch sth off/out remove sth by pinching 掐掉某物
pinch out the weak shoots on a plant 掐掉植物上发育不良的芽
pinch off the dead flowers 掐掉凋谢的花. pinch, n
1 act of pinching; painful squeeze 捏; 掐; 拧; 夹; 挤
She gave him a pinch (on the arm) to wake him up. 她掐了他（胳膊）一下, 把他叫醒.
2 as much as can be held between the tips of the thumb and forefinger 能捏住或掐住的量
a pinch of chilli powder 一捏辣椒粉
Put another pinch of tea in the pot. 往茶 里再捏点茶叶.
3 (idm 习语) at a `pinch just possibly, in a case of necessity 必要时
We can get six people round this table at a pinch. 必要时这张桌子可以坐六个人. feel the pinch => feel1. if it ,comes to the `pinch in a case of necessity or in an emergency 必要时; 紧急时
If it comes to the pinch, we shall have to sell the house. 实在不行我们只好把房子卖了. take sth with a pinch of salt think that sth is not likely to be true; not wholly believe sth 认为某事物不大可能属实; 对某事物半信半疑.
🎯 考研助记
p(皮)+inch(英寸):你的头皮被我 掐掉一英寸 网友：yqy 补充：“拼起”（谐音）：捏,掐,拧，把这些东西拼起来
🔁 扩展释义
*[pintʃ]n. 捏, 拧, 撮, 少量, 收缩, 挤压, 夹痛, 苦恼, 逮捕, 指控, 匮乏, 紧急关头vt. 捏, 拧, 掐, 挤压, 修剪, 使困苦, 使萎缩, 节制, 少量加入, 逮捕, 勒索vi. 收缩, 节省, 挤压, 引起苦恼【法】 紧急, 紧急关头, 挟相关词组: feel the pinch with a pinch of salt at a pinch
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I'm not sure. I ought to do some studying, as I've got masses of work to do, but I think I'll be too tired. Maybe I'll just watch the news on television and go to bed early.
还不清楚。我有大量的作业要做，按理我应该学习，但是我想这样一来我会很累的。我可能会看看电视新闻，然后早点上床睡觉。
He could also hear night insects and the sound of waves on the shore.
他还能听到夜晚里昆虫的叫声和波浪拍击岸边的声音。
She left home when she was eighteen and has lived in Los Angeles for the past fifteen years.
18岁时，她离开了家。过去的15年里她一直住在洛杉矶。