Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘kick restlessly from pain or impatience’): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guenchir ‘turn aside’.
ADVERB | VERB + WINCE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些退縮▸➤inwardly心裏感到畏縮◇He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.她那嚴厲的語氣令他膽寒。➤visibly明顯畏縮VERB + WINCE➤try not to盡量不露怯色▸➤cause sb to, make sb使某人畏縮▸➤see sb看見某人皺眉蹙額PREPOSITION➤at, from, in, with由於⋯而皺眉◇She switched on the light, wincing at the sudden brightness.她打開了燈,突如其來的強烈光線刺得她不敢睜眼。◇He winced in pain.他疼得直皺眉頭。