读音

/pɪntʃ/

释义

• 名词: 1. 轻捏；轻微的挤压。例如: “She gave his arm a gentle pinch to get his attention.” 2. 缺乏；少量。例如: “We’re on a pinch for time, so let’s hurry up.”

• 动词: 1. 轻捏；夹痛。例如: “The baby pinched her sister’s arm playfully.” 2. 勉强够用；拮据。例如: “They’re pinching pennies until their next paycheck arrives.”

• 形容词: 紧张的；拮据的。例如: “The family is feeling the pinch of rising food prices.”

短语

• “in a pinch” 在紧急情况下；关键时刻。例如: “You can always count on him in a pinch.”
• “pinch hitter” (棒球)代打者。

例句

• 名词: “He felt a pinch on his hand, and looked down to see a small insect.”
• 动词: “She pinched the bridge of her nose, trying to soothe a headache.”
• 形容词: “With no income, they were feeling the financial pinch.”

同义词

• squeeze
• nip
• tweak
• scarcity
• tightness