pinched 的 3 个定义
- to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does.
- to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The crowd pinched him into a corner.
- (16)
- to exert a sharp or painful constricting force: This shoe pinches.
- to cause sharp discomfort or distress: Their stomachs were pinched with hunger.
- to economize unduly; stint oneself: They pinched and scraped for years to save money for a car.
- (6)
- the act of pinching; nip; squeeze.
- as much of anything as can be taken up between the finger and thumb: a pinch of salt.
- a very small quantity of anything: a pinch of pungent wit.
- (9)
pinched 近义词
press tightly
be stingy
steal
arrest
由pinched构成的短语
- pinch hitter
- pinch pennies
- feel the pinch
- in a pinch
- with a grain (pinch) of salt
更多pinched例句
- Before the move to Fresno, players could drive from Syracuse to Washington in a pinch.
- The Washingtons regularly rotated people back to Virginia or, in a pinch, over the border to New Jersey — a slave state — to reset their time in the capital before six months were up.
- Drizzle with olive oil and a pinch of salt, and roast for 30 minutes or until golden and soft.
- Each vendor’s particular snail broth recipe is strictly guarded, with a pinch of this or that to set each seller apart.
- If you prefer spicy kick, add a pinch more cayenne or mince a seeded jalapeño and stir it into the mixture before baking.
- Her novels typically evoke this pinched sense of an era—raw individuals in raw times.
- At one Broadway premiere I was sent to cover, I interviewed Elaine Stritch, who called me adorable and then pinched my butt.
- Drake sold all 187 head of cattle two years ago, pinched by regulated milk prices and the rising costs of independent farming.
- Then, he confessed he feared his incontinence, caused by an untreated pinched nerve in his back, would keep him from finding love.
- In an era in which discretionary spending is pinched, most retailers would kill to have this kind of growth.
- The waist, now less pinched in at the middle, looked longer without being really so.
- As the tube is removed, it should be pinched between the fingers so as to save any fluid that may be in it.
- Buchan's force, however, was continuously obtaining additions, while Bruce was getting pinched with hunger.
- "Well, I think——" commenced Jack, and then broke off short, and at the same time pinched Fred's arm.
- Her face was drawn and pinched, her sweet blue eyes haggard and unnatural.