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pinch
pɪntʃ pɪntʃ
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense pinches, present participle pinching, past tense , past participle pinched
1 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. 捏；拧；掐；夹

  • She pinched his arm as hard as she could. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

    我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。

SYN nip, press, squeeze, grasp
Pinch is also a noun.

  • She gave him a little pinch.

    她轻轻地捏了他一下。

2 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. to take something with a pinch of salt→see: salt  （一）撮；少量

  • Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor. [+ of]

    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

3 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. 偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品） [informal]

  • Do you remember when I pinched your glasses? [VERB noun]

    你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？

  • ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet. [VERB noun]

    偷走他钱包的扒手

SYN steal, rob, snatch, lift [informal]
4 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. 必要时；在紧要关头

  • 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。

SYN if necessary, with difficulty, if need(s) be, just possibly
5 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. 感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩

  • 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。

SYN suffer hardship, be poor, be impoverished, be short of money
6 PHRASE [oft PHR with cl] 身处困境；处境艰难 If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation. 身处困境；处境艰难

  • 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。

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