pinch
pinch
英[pɪntʃ]美[pɪntʃ]
vt.捏，掐，挤痛，夹痛，使（植物）枯萎，凋谢，使紧缺，节制；
vi.挤痛，压痛，吝惜，节约；
n.匮乏，少量，一撮，困苦；
第三人称单数：pinches;
过去式：pinched;
过去分词：pinched;
现在分词：pinching;
例句
He put a pinch of salt on his food.他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。
She gave him a pinch to wake him up.她拧了他一下以弄醒他。
These shoes must be too small because they pinch.因为这双鞋夹脚, 所以他们一定是太小了。
These shoes pinch my feet.这双鞋把我的脚夹痛了。
She would pinch on food in order to spend on clothing.她过去常把伙食费省下来买衣服.
The high rate of unemployment is make many families feel the pinch.失业率很高,许多家庭感到日子不好过了.
The high rate of unemployment is making many families feel the pinch.失业率很高,许多家庭感到日子不好过了.
It's six months since he lost his job, so he's beginning to feel the pinch.他失业已有六个月了, 所以开始感到相当困难.
We can get six people round this table at a pinch.必要时这张桌子可以坐六个人.
At a pinch it can be used as a weapon.必要时可以把它当作武器.
同义词
vt.
pinch的同义词之：捏,拧;压
presstweaksqueezenippinch的同义词之：其他释义
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at (或北美
if absolutely necessary在必要时，在紧急时pinch pennies【非正式用语】
To be thrifty or miserly.吝啬的：过于节俭或吝啬的柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
捏；拧；掐；夹
If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.
例句
She pinched his arm as hard as she could...她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。N-COUNT
（一）撮；少量
A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger.
例句
Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。...a pinch of nutmeg.一撮肉豆蔻VERB
偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品）
To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.
例句
Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.偷走他钱包的扒手PHRASE
必要时；在紧要关头
If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
例句
Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。PHRASE
感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩
If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.
例句
Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。PHRASE
身处困境；处境艰难
If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.
例句
I'd trust her in a pinch...身处困境时，我信任她。Everyone knew he was in a pinch.每个人都知道他境况艰难。英汉词典释义
vt.
盗窃, 偷
The thief pinched her purse and ran away.小偷偷了她的皮夹子跑了。逮捕, 拘留
The police pinched him.**逮捕了他。夹痛, 扎痛
These shoes pinch my feet.这双鞋把我的脚夹痛了。使入不敷出
vt. & vi.
捏, 掐, 夹, 拧
These shoes must be too small because they pinch.因为这双鞋夹脚, 所以他们一定是太小了。The child was crying because somebody had pinched her.那孩子哭了, 因为有人掐她。The mother pinched her baby black and blue.这位母亲将她的孩子掐得青一块紫一块的。n.
捏, 掐, 夹, 拧
She gave him a pinch to wake him up.她拧了他一下以弄醒他。一撮, 微量
He put a pinch of salt on his food.他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。困苦, 穷苦
It's six months since he lost his job, so he's beginning to feel the pinch.他失业已有六个月了, 所以开始感到相当困难。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a painful or straitened circumstance;
"the pinch of the recession"2. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3. a slight but appreciable addition;
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action;
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"5. small sharp biting
6. a squeeze with the fingers
7. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"Verb
1. squeeze tightly between the fingers;
"He pinched her behind""She squeezed the bottle"2. make ridges into by pinching together
3. make off with belongings of others
4. cut the top off;
"top trees and bushes"5. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear;
"smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth""the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"行业词典
体育： 桨尖前伸接近船身轴线；紧抢风行驶；
地质学： 尖灭；
物理学： 箍缩；
