flinched

英 [flɪntʃt]

美 [flɪntʃt]

v.  (突然)退缩; 畏缩
flinch的过去分词和过去式

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

• Thousands of civilians died while the European powers flinched from action without us participation, which Bill Clinton, then president, was slow to sanction.
  由于当时的美国总统比尔克林顿（billclinton）未能当机立断批准行动，欧洲大国在没有美国参与的情况下畏缩不前，最后造成成千上万的平民丧生。
• Yet markets hardly flinched at the news, with negative reaction mostly contained in Hungary and Ireland.
  然而，这些消息昨日几乎未能让市场退缩，消极反应基本止步于匈牙利与爱尔兰国内。
• Facing down the White House or personal tragedy, Katharine Graham never flinched.
  面对白宫施加的压力或是个人悲剧性的经历，凯瑟琳·格雷厄姆从未退缩。
• Pure-as-the-Dawn flinched, as the words sank in.
  领悟了“雪白”的话，‘洁如黎明’后退了一下。
• I flinched back from the venom in her voice.
  我因为她话语里的怨恨而畏缩了一下。
• Professor McGonagall flinched, but Dumbledore, who was unsticking two lemon drops, seemed not to notice.
  但正在剥柠檬的阿不思·邓布利多好像没留意到。
• This tough Corsican never flinched or failed. I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead.
  这个刚毅的科西嘉人从来没有任何畏缩或沮丧。我对未来并非缺乏信心，对前景也毫无畏惧。
• She flinched at the cutting acidity in his voice.
  她因他声音中透出的尖酸而退缩了。
• Pamela flinched each time he yelled at her.
  他每朝她叫嚷一次，帕梅拉就退缩一下。
• He flinched as the doctor touched his wounded leg.
  医生碰了碰他的伤腿，他向后一缩。