| 词汇 | flinch |
| 释义 | flinch verb[ I ] uk /flɪntʃ/ us /flɪntʃ/ to make a sudden, small movement because of pain or fear: （因疼痛或恐惧）猛地一颤;畏缩，退缩 He didn't even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.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 aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky jig quake quiver shaky shook shudder squirm toss tremulous whip Phrasal verbflinch from something/doing something flinch | American Dictionaryflinch verb[ I ] us/flɪntʃ/ to make a sudden small movement because of pain or fear: Now I’m going to move the eyepiece right up against your eye for a second – try not to flinch. Examples of flinchflinch His call for "honest" taxes operated on the premise that his opponents would flinch before the prospect of a divisive debate about transparent taxes. Visionary though he was, he did not foresee that, in the twentieth century, some armies would not flinch from the prospect of genocidal war. And once he got the power he never flinched from using it, making more than 275 elective appointments per year. In all those ceremonies, the young men undergoing pain are expected to manifest impassivity - in other words, to endure without flinching. A person might cause another to flinch by scaring her. 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. 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. 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a duty from which we do not intend to flinch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet we know that he would not flinch from that decision if he were pushed too far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that the additional cost of £5 or £10 per house is anything to flinch about at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were the barometer, and we could not and did not flinch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They come from a stock which does not flinch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If force has to be used in one operation or another, we should not flinch from it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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