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blench

/blench/US // blɛntʃ //UK // (blɛntʃ) //

愠怒,变色,变色剂,变色龙

Related Words

tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动wince缩手缩脚,畏缩,蜷缩,畏惧quaver八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符shudder不寒而栗,颤抖,震颤,颤抖着recoil反冲力,后坐力,反冲,后退shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动quail鹌鹑,鹌鹑的,畏缩,鹌鹁cringe畏缩不前,畏缩,崩溃shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩draw back后退,缩减,逡巡不前,缩回

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to shrink; flinch; quail: an unsteady eye that blenched under another's gaze.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbflinch
Synonyms
cringe畏缩不前,畏缩,崩溃quail鹌鹑,鹌鹑的,畏缩,鹌鹁quaver八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符recoil反冲力,后坐力,反冲,后退shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩shudder不寒而栗,颤抖,震颤,颤抖着tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动wince缩手缩脚,畏缩,蜷缩,畏惧draw back后退,缩减,逡巡不前,缩回shrink back退缩,退退缩缩,缩回,收缩shy away畏缩不前,畏缩,畏惧,躲避

Examples

  • Beyond lay the bay, flashing brightly in the sunlight; but her strong eyes did not blench as she gazed.

  • Now it is the turn of his judges to blench, for his persecutors to tremble.

  • His discipline was of the sternest, his censure a thing to make the boldest officer blench.

  • While uttering these words, the sachem fixed a searching glance on the hunter, but the latter did not blench.

  • He saw her blench; saw fear stare from those dark eyes that could be so very bold.

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