cringed

基本解释

• vi.畏缩；觉得尴尬不安或难为情；阿谀，奉承
• n.畏缩；阿谀，奉承

同根派生

英汉例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

• People often cringe when they hear the word "fat".
  人们常常听到“脂肪”这个词后会畏缩。
• But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe.
  可是一想到要向她表明这一想法，他就会犹豫、退缩。
• It may be difficult to believe, but some people actually cringe when an opportunity presents itself.
  令人难以置信的是，有些人竟在机遇来临时畏缩。
• His way of sleeping makes me cringe.
  他睡觉的方式令我生厌。
• I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.
  每当我想起我那时写的诗歌就感到很难堪。