pinch

[pintʃ]

n.捏, 少量, 一撮, 困苦, <俚>偷窃
v.掐, 夹痛, 使困苦, <俚>偷窃,逮捕

vt.

1. 捏, 拧; 夹痛, 轧痛

The new shoes pinch me at the toe.

新鞋太紧轧痛我的脚趾。

2. 掐掉(嫩枝等); 修剪[(+out/off/back)]

He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant.

他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。

3. 使疼痛; 使苦恼; 使消瘦[H][(+with)]

The cold pinched his face.

他的脸冻得发痛。

Her face was pinched by hunger.

她的脸因饥饿而消瘦了。

4. 使感拮据, 使感缺乏[H][(+for)]

I'm pinched for money.

我手头拮据。

5. 勒索, 诈取[(+from/out of)]

He tried to pinch money out of me.

他试图勒索我的钱。

6. 【俚】偷取; 擅自拿取

His cousin caught him pinching apples.

他偷吃苹果时被他表兄抓住。

7. 【俚】逮捕; 拘留[H][(+for)]

He was pinched for pushing drugs.

他因贩卖毒品被捕。

vi.

1. 夹痛; 挤痛

Where does that shoe pinch?

那只鞋什么地方太紧?

2. (向里)挤压, 收缩[(+in)]

3. 节省; 吝惜[(+on)]

I had to pinch on food to buy that book.

为了买那本书, 我不得不在吃的方面省俭。

4. 【美】(矿脉等)狭缩, 变薄[(+out)]

The road pinched down to a trail.

大路渐渐变窄, 成了羊肠小道。

n.

1. 捏, 拧; 夹[C]

He gave her a pinch on the face.

他在她脸上拧了一下。

2. 夹痛, 挤痛[the S]

He suffered from the pinch of his tight shoes.

他受鞋紧挤痛之苦。

3. (一)撮, 少量[S][(+of)]

Put a pinch of sugar in the soup.

在汤里加一小撮糖。

4. 紧缺, 匮乏[the S]

We felt the pinch after Father lost his job.

父亲失业之后, 我们感到手头拮据了。

5. 紧要时刻, 紧急情况[the S]

I will help you in a pinch.

有紧急情况我会帮助你。

6. 【俚】逮捕; 拘留

The police found the dope when they made the pinch.

警察搜捕时发现了毒品。

7. 【俚】偷窃

词形变化

动词过去式: pinched | 动词过去分词: pinched | 动词现在分词: pinching | 动词第三人称单数: pinches |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.捏, 拧; 压

squeeze  press  tweak  nip  

同义参见:

arrest  apprehend  scrape  gripe  grief  crumb  predicament  plight  emergency  

英英释义

名词 pinch:

a painful or straitened circumstance

an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

a slight but appreciable addition

同义词：touch, hint, tinge, mite, jot, speck, soupcon

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

同义词：emergency, exigency

a small sharp bite or snip

同义词：nip

a squeeze with the fingers

同义词：tweak

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

同义词：apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody

动词 pinch:

squeeze tightly between the fingers

同义词：squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch

make ridges into by pinching together

同义词：crimp

make off with belongings of others

同义词：pilfer, cabbage, purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift

cut the top off

同义词：top

irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

同义词：vellicate

短语词组

pinch of

1. 一小撮; 少量

I need a pinch of salt now.

我现在需要一小撮盐。

at a pinch

1. 必要时

They can put up at least 6 people for the night at a pinch.

必要时他们至少可以留宿六个人。

feel the pinch

1. 感到经济拮据

She usually felt the pinch at the end of a month.

她通常在月底感到手头很紧。

pinch and scrape

1. 省吃俭用

By pinching and scraping for the last five years, she has enough money to pay for her son's tuition.

在过去的五年里, 她省吃俭用, 终于积足了钱可支付她儿子的学费。

pinch off

1. 掐掉

The gardener is pinching off the young shoots.

花匠正在掐掉嫩枝。

pinch with

1. 使困苦

He arrived looking pinched with hunger and cold.

他到达时看上去又饿又冷。

with a pinch of salt

1. 有保留地

You should take what he says with a pinch of salt.

你不应完全相信他的话。

补充

pinchpinch英:[pintʃ] 美:[pɪntʃ]vt.1.盗窃, 偷The thief pinched her purse and ran away.小偷偷了她的皮夹子跑了。2.逮捕, 拘留The police pinched him.警察逮捕了他。3.夹痛, 扎痛These shoes pinch my feet.这双鞋把我的脚夹痛了。vt. & vi.1.捏, 掐, 夹, 拧These shoes must be too small because they pinch.因为这双鞋夹脚, 所以他们一定是太小了。The child was crying because somebody had pinched her.那孩子哭了, 因为有人掐她。The mother pinched her baby black and blue.这位母亲将她的孩子掐得青一块紫一块的。n.1.捏, 掐, 夹, 拧She gave him a pinch to wake him up.她拧了他一下以弄醒他。2.一撮, 微量He put a pinch of salt on his food.他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。3.困苦, 穷苦It's six months since he lost his job, so he's beginning to feel the pinch.他失业已有六个月了, 所以开始感到相当困难。

例句

1. She squeezed his arm, almost a pinch.她捏着他的手臂, 几乎就是在掐他。 2. She gave him a pinch on the cheek.她在他的脸颊上捏了一下。 3. Season with a little salt and a pinch of cinnamon.用少许盐和一撮肉桂来调味。 4. Stephanie felt a pinch of envy.斯蒂芬妮觉得有一点点羡慕。 5. He opened the gate a pinch.他把大门开了一条缝。 6. Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人, 而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。 7. Wrap the chicken in vine leaves (cabbage will do at a pinch).用藤叶将鸡包裹起来(必要时也可以用圆白菜叶代替)。 8. Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.消费者支出在减少, 商人们感觉日子不好过。 9. The big fashion houses have been feeling the pinch lately.近来大型时装商店生意萧条。 10. Everyone knew he was in a pinch.每个人都知道他境况艰难。 11. You should preferably serve the drink in a silver cup, but pewter will do in a pinch.你最好用银杯子上酒水, 不得已的话也可以用白镴杯子。 12. He pinched me!他掐我！ 13. Stop pinching me!别掐我！ 14. She pinched his arm as hard as she could.她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。 15. These shoes are pinching me.我这双鞋夹脚。 16. The cold pinched his face.他的脸冻得发痛。 17. A worried expression pinched her face.脸上焦虑的神情使她看起来有些憔悴。 18. Quite a few people have tried to pinch this idea.好多人都曾试图盗用这个创意。 19. Pickpockets pinched his wallet in the city centre.扒手在市中心偷走了他的钱包。 20. He got pinched for fare evasion.他因逃票而被捕。 21. These shoes pinch—I should have bought a larger size.我的鞋挤脚——我要是买大一号的就好了。 22. The ore pinches out on the west side.矿脉在西侧渐渐变窄。 23. The company was forced to sell assets and pinch pennies wherever possible.这家公司被迫卖掉资产并且尽量精打细算。 24. The team haven't pinched pennies either, spending about $100 million on a fleet of five boats.这个团队也没有节省开支——花了大约一亿美元购置了由五条船组成的船队。 25. I kept pinching myself to prove that it wasn't all a dream.我一直在掐自己, 证明这不是在做梦。 26. He pinched his fingers in the door.他的手指被门夹住了。 27. The gardener pinched out the weak shoot on a plant.园林工人掐掉植物上发育不良的芽。 28. A heavy frost had pinched the flowers.一场严霜使花朵全都凋零了。 29. He is pinched with poverty.他为贫穷所苦。 30. The lack of a license was pinching me.没有执照我感到很不安 31. Her face was pinched with grief.她的面容因悲伤而憔悴。 32. The boy complained the shoe pinched his taes.小男孩抱怨鞋太紧挤他的脚趾。 33. They were ready to pinch themselves for years.他们准备使自己过几年拮据的生活。 34. The cook pinches salt into the soup.厨师在汤里放了一些盐。 35. The scoundrel pinched money from the old man.恶棍勒索老人的钱财。 36. Somebody pinched my sweater.有人偷了我的运动衫。 37. He was pinched for speeding.他因超速而被拘留。 38. This shoe pinches.这只鞋夹脚。 39. His stomach pinched with hunger.他肚子饥饿难受。 40. The road pinched down to a trail.大路渐渐变窄，成了羊肠小道。 41. she pinched his cheek.她捏他的脸蛋。 42. Rosa pinched her hard.罗莎使劲拧她。 43. Aunt Rose pinched her thin lips together.罗斯婶婶将她薄薄的嘴唇抿在了一块。 44. pinch out tips of shoots regularly.定期给嫩芽打尖。 45. if I scraped and pinched a bit, I might manage.如果节衣缩食，省一点的话，我可能还过得去。 46. I was pinched for dangerous driving last month.上个月我因为危险驾驶而遭到拘留。 47. he pinched a handful of sweets.他偷了一把糖果。 48. he gave her a gentle pinch.他轻轻掐了她一下。 49. add a pinch of salt.加上一小撮盐。 50. Paul pinched his brother and made him cry.保罗掐他的弟弟，使他哭了起来。 51. I've got a pinched nerve in my neck.我脖子里有根神经给压着很痛。 52. Who's pinched my pen?谁偷了我的笔？ 53. She gave him a little pinch on the arm.她轻轻拧了他的胳膊一把。 54. a pinch of salt一撮盐 55. We really need three cars but we could manage with two at a pinch.我们确实需要三辆车，但必要时两辆也可应付过来。 56. My little brother is always trying to pinch me.我的小弟弟老是想拧我。 57. He pinched her cheeks and told her how cute she was.他捏着她的脸颊告诉她她是多么可爱。 58. It was all so beautiful I had to pinch myself [=I had to remind myself that it was real] to be sure I wasn't dreaming.一切都太美了，以至于我不得不掐自己一下确定不是在梦里。 59. pinch me. [=I can't believe this is happening]真不敢相信竟然发生这样的事情。 60. pinch together the edges of the dough.把面团的边缘捏在一起。 61. He pinched the top of his nose to stop the bleeding and leaned forward.他捏住鼻子止血并将身体向前倾。 62. He pinched off/out the top of the shoots.他掐掉了嫩芽。 63. She pinched back the new growth.她给新长出的植物打尖。 64. These new shoes are pinching my toes.这双新鞋挤我的脚。 65. I pinched my fingers in the door.我的手指被门夹了。 66. He had a pinched nerve [=a nerve pressed against a bone in the neck in a painful way] in his neck.他的脖子上有一条挫伤的神经。 67. These shoes pinch.这双鞋挤脚。 68. "By pinching and scraping, she managed to save enough money to buy a new car."她省吃俭用，终于攒下了足够的钱买了辆新车。 69. Someone pinched her purse.有人偷了她的手提包。 70. The material was pinched [=lifted] from another book.这个素材是从另一本书中窃取来的。 71. He was pinched for speeding.他因超速驾驶被拘捕。 72. Many people are now being/feeling pinched [=squeezed] by high gasoline prices.现在的高油价使许多人感到经济拮据。 73. The recession is pinching the pocketbooks of many people.经济萧条正使许多人囊中羞涩。 74. The trade embargo drove up prices and pinched supplies.贸易禁令抬高了物价并导致供应紧张。 75. He pinched pennies to live on his small paycheck.他省吃俭用，靠低薪水维持生计。 76. He gave me a pinch on the cheek. [=he pinched my cheek]他捏了一下我的脸颊。 77. Add a pinch of salt to the soup.在汤里加撮盐。 78. He took a pinch of snuff.他吸了一撮鼻烟。 79. The family began to feel the pinch after the mother lost her job.母亲失业后，全家人都开始感到手头拮据。 80. We are starting to feel the pinch of high fuel costs.高额的燃料支出开始让我们感到手头拮据。 81. I can help out in a pinch if you need a babysitter.如果你需要保姆，必要时我可以来帮忙。 82. "In a pinch, you can substitute another ingredient in the recipe."在不得已的情况下，你可以用另一种原料来代替菜谱的原料。 83. She can be resourceful in a pinch. [=in an emergency]她在紧急情况下足智多谋。 84. a pinch runner [=a player who enters a game as a runner in place of another player]替补跑垒员 85. A pinch homer won the game.替补击球手打出本垒打赢得了比赛。 86. a pinch hit替补击球员击球