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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pinch

英  [pɪntʃ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • pinches

    1. [C 可数名词] 掐 , 拧

    If you give someone a pinch, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.

    双语例句

    例：

    She gave him a little pinch.

    她轻轻地拧了他一下。

    2. [C 可数名词] 撮

    A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger.

    双语例句

    例：

    Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.

    将所有的配料连同一撮盐放进食品加工机里。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • feel the pinch

    1. 感到手头拮据

    If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.

    双语例句

    例：

    Consumers are spending less and retailers are feeling the pinch.

    消费者花钱少了，商家感到手头拮据。

    VERB. 动词

  • pinches , pinching , pinched

    1. [T 及物动词] 掐 , 拧

    If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.

    双语例句

    例：

    She pinched his arm as hard as she could.

    她使出全力拧他的胳膊。

    2. [T 及物动词] 偷拿（尤为不太值钱的东西）

    To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?

    你还记得我偷拿过你的眼镜吗？

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