pinch
pinch 英 [pɪntʃ] 美 [pɪntʃ]
vt. 拧，捏，掐；夹痛 n. 拧，捏，掐；一撮
进行时:pinching 过去式:pinched 过去分词:pinched 第三人称单数:pinches 名词复数:pinches
- To pinch is to sharply squeeze or grip with your fingers. No matter how much you love your grandma, you probably don't enjoy it when she pinches your cheek and tells you how tall you've gotten.
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- vt. 拧，捏，掐；夹痛
- n. 拧，捏，掐；一撮
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1. He pinched the baby's cheek playfully.
他捏着宝宝的脸颊逗着玩。
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2. Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.
用手指捏住鼻孔止血。
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3. a pinched nerve in the neck
脖子上一条被挤压的神经
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4. These new shoes pinch.
这双新鞋夹脚。
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5. Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.
提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。
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6. a pinch of salt
一撮盐
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7. She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.
她拧一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。
- pinch (n.) late 15c., "critical juncture" (as in baseball pinch hitter, attested from 1912), from pinch (v.). This figurative sense is attested earlier than the literal sense of "act of pinching" (1590s) or that of "small quantity" (as much as can be pinched between a thumb and finger), which is from 1580s. There is a use of the noun from mid-15c. apparently meaning "fold or pleat of fabric."
- pinch (v.) early 13c., from Old North French *pinchier "to pinch, squeeze, nip; steal" (Old French pincier, Modern French pincer), of uncertain origin, possibly from Vulgar Latin *punctiare "to pierce," which might be a blend of Latin punctum "point" + *piccare "to pierce." Meaning "to steal" in English is from 1650s. Sense of "to be stingy" is recorded from early 14c. Related: Pinched; pinching.
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