| 单词 | flinch |
| 释义 | flinch verb[I] uk/flɪntʃ/us/flɪntʃ/to make asudden,smallmovementbecause ofpainorfear: （因疼痛或恐惧）猛地一颤；畏缩，退缩He didn'tevenflinch when thenursecleanedthewound.护士清洗伤口的时候，他都一点也没畏缩。 Synonyms quailliterary wince Compare cringeverb shrinkverb recoilverb Making short, sudden movements
Phrasal verbflinch fromsomething/doing something flinch| American Dictionaryflinch verb[I] us/flɪntʃ/to make asuddensmallmovementbecause ofpainorfear: Now I’m going tomovetheeyepiecerightup againstyoureyefor a second –trynot to flinch. Examplesofflinchflinch His call for "honest" taxes operated on the premise that his opponents wouldflinchbefore the prospect of a divisive debate about transparent taxes. From theCambridge English Corpus Visionary though he was, he did not foresee that, in the twentieth century, some armies would notflinchfrom the prospect of genocidal war. From theCambridge English Corpus And once he got the power he never flinched from using it, making more than 275 elective appointments per year. From theCambridge English Corpus In all those ceremonies, the young men undergoing pain are expected to manifest impassivity - in other words, to endure without flinching. From theCambridge English Corpus A person might cause another toflinchby scaring her. From theCambridge English Corpus In such a case, the manipulator does not believe that flinching is somehow the prudent response to fear or that the person who flinches believes this. From theCambridge English Corpus In his letters to her, he never flinches from this lofty position, constructing and maintaining an emotional moat between the two of them that he thought for the best. From theCambridge English Corpus They flinched not against any dangers; they were courageous even unto death. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a duty from which we do not intend toflinch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet we know that he would notflinchfrom that decision if he were pushed too far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that the additional cost of £5 or £10 per house is anything toflinchabout at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We were the barometer, and we could not and did notflinch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They come from a stock which does notflinch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not flinched from supporting the negotiating position, the application of economic sanctions, or the use of military force. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If force has to be used in one operation or another, we should notflinchfrom it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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