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flinched

UK //flɪntʃt//US //flɪntʃt//

词源

源自中古英语 flenchen(突然移动),可能与古诺尔斯语 flenkja(急转)有关。

verb

❶ 因突然的疼痛、恐惧或不适而本能地退缩或躲避,通常表现为身体轻微后仰或闪避的动作。

“She flinched when the doctor gave her the injection.”

(医生给她打针时,她疼得缩了一下。)

“He didn't flinch even when the ball flew straight at his face.”

(即使球直冲他的脸飞来,他也没有躲闪。)

同义词:recoil, shrink, wince, cringe, start

常见短语

without flinching — 形容面对困难或危险时毫不退缩,保持镇定或勇敢的状态。

“She answered the tough questions without flinching.”

(她毫不怯场地回答了那些尖锐的问题。)