flinch
翻译
畏缩, 退缩
例句
He flinched when he saw the needle.
他看到针头时畏缩了一下。
She didn't even flinch at the loud noise.
她听到那声巨响，连动都没动一下。
语法模式
to flinch 畏缩 She didn't even flinch.
to flinch at ((sth.)) 因((某事))而畏缩 He flinched at the sight of the needle.
近义词
同义词: wince, recoil, cringe
词源
源自古法语 'flenchir'，意为“弯曲，转向一旁”。
记忆技巧
想象一下你可能会因为被“pinch”（捏）一下而“flinch”（畏缩）。这两个词押韵，并且在动作上相关。