| 词汇 | cringing |
| 释义 | cringing present participle ofcringe cringe verb[ I ] uk /krɪndʒ/ us /krɪndʒ/ to suddenly move away from someone or something because you are frightened: （因恐惧）畏缩，退缩 She didn't think she was afraid of being vaccinated, but cringed when she saw the needle. This scene will have audiences cringing in fear. informal to feel very embarrassed, and often show this by a physical movement or expression: 感到难堪，觉得难为情 I cringed at the sight of my dad dancing.看到爸爸跳舞我觉得很难为情。 Their praise was so gushing it made me cringe. When I hear my own voice played back I just sit there cringing. He cringed and whimpered like a terrified animal. He looked so angry that it made her want to cringe in the corner. When I think of the clothes I used to wear at the time, I cringe! Although he's been acting for years, he still cringes when he sees himself on screen. She cringes with guilt when she describes the way she behaved at the time. Making short, sudden movements aquiver chatter choppily choppiness convulse convulsion jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver recoil shaky shook shudder squirm toss whip You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Embarrassing Examples of cringingcringing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. One is to appear cringing as one overdepreciates one's own worth; another more serious consequence is to risk attracting the (negative) condescension rather than the (positive) patronage of the addressee. Even his two colleagues, who, of course, he could not see behind him—the two who came in to support him—were cringing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not that fighting spirit, but a cringing spirit of asking for compromise! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This pathetic group of people, who priggishly tell us all what wicked men we are for facing the realities of life, are now cringing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was always hectoring and they were always cringing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are they horrified and frightened and cringing at the threat to their competition? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It must now be cringing with embarrassment as it recalls its bogus prospectives of 1979. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not find anything at all "modest"or"cringing" on the part of the local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She must be cringing with embarrassment at his remarks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are cringing before this company, are afraid of this company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 American traders need us as much as we need them, and there is neither need nor justification for this cringing policy of appeasement to her immediate power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, the poor, cringing soul who has been fired, the poor, terrified personnel director, the foreman who did the firing and everyone else involved must wait 13½ weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is too late for cringing apologies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Shyness or cringing in the show ring is alone sufficient to disqualify a dog in that country. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I'm not cringing about it, but it's not my favorite piece. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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