pinching / pɪntʃ /

钳制掐架掐指一算蛲虫

pinching3 个定义

v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
  2. to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does.
  3. to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The crowd pinched him into a corner.
v. 无主动词 verb
  1. to exert a sharp or painful constricting force: This shoe pinches.
  2. to cause sharp discomfort or distress: Their stomachs were pinched with hunger.
  3. to economize unduly; stint oneself: They pinched and scraped for years to save money for a car.
n. 名词 noun
  1. the act of pinching; nip; squeeze.
  2. as much of anything as can be taken up between the finger and thumb: a pinch of salt.
  3. a very small quantity of anything: a pinch of pungent wit.

pinching 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

stingy

pinching构成的短语

  • pinch hitter
  • pinch pennies
  • feel the pinch
  • in a pinch
  • with a grain (pinch) of salt

更多pinching例句

  1. Turner rarely sits, and Castro, Kieboom and Harrison could all spell him in a pinch.
  2. Ekstra Bladet, Denmark’s biggest news site with 500 million page views per month, reached this pinch point three weeks ago.
  3. It doesn’t filter out sediment, but it’s a good choice when you’re in a pinch or in an area where water may not be the most sanitary.
  4. In a medium pot, combine the celery root and a generous pinch of salt, and add enough water to cover.
  5. The fact that so many of the small businesses that are hurting are women-owned, are minority-owned and are feeling the pinch first.
  6. Pinch it with your fingers until it makes large crumbles and distribute it on the berries (it will not cover them entirely).
  7. “Air refueling and airlift assets were the literal pinch I am describing here,” the official said.
  8. “As much as I want to complain, I have to pinch myself that this is happening,” she said.
  9. He packed a large pinch of the snuff against his bottom gum.
  10. Picture a slightly younger Alice with a pinch more physical humor in an office.
  11. Here are pretty goings on—a pinch of your snuff, Perker, my boy—never were such times, eh?
  12. That first 'pinch' was its own priceless reward, far above present appreciation or future fame.
  13. Both the twain were very bare and scant of the goods of this world, and even then were feeling bitterly the pinch of hunger.
  14. He observed Tommy Bray take a pinch of salt, and then ask for a cup of tea, though he had a basin of bread-and-milk before him.
  15. Furthermore, thar oughter be somebody detailed to shute the women folks when it comes to the last pinch.