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

• I cringed through probably half of it, not including most of it I fast forwarded.
  我看了一半，大多数都是快进看的。
• The courtiers cringed before the Queen.
  朝臣们在女王面前卑躬屈膝。
• She cringed at the sight of the dissected frog.
  她一看见被解剖的青蛙就退缩不前；
• 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。
• 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。
• Terrified, they cried and cringed.
  他们吓得一边哭一边往后退缩。
• 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。
• Infml we all cringed with embarrassment at her terrible jokes.
  她那过分的笑话使我们很不自在。
• Each stay culminated in an uncomfortable peck on the cheek from Dad as he said goodbye – a moment I cringed about for hours in advance.
  每次逗留结束时我的脸颊总是会得到爸爸一个不舒服的吻，并对我说再见，这个时刻我已企盼了好几个小时。
• I cringed, convinced that this would be the last time I would ever see my friend Sol.
  我心里直犯怵，坚信这可能会是我最后一次看见我的朋友索尔了。