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pinch

verb
/pɪntʃ/
/pɪntʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pinch
/pɪntʃ/
/pɪntʃ/
he / she / it pinches
/ˈpɪntʃɪz/
/ˈpɪntʃɪz/
past simple pinched
/pɪntʃt/
/pɪntʃt/
past participle pinched
/pɪntʃt/
/pɪntʃt/
-ing form pinching
/ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/
/ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    press

  1. [transitive] pinch somebody/something/yourself to take a piece of somebody’s skin and press it together hard with your thumb and the finger next to it拧;捏;掐
    • My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.我姐姐老拧我,真的很痛。
    • He pinched the baby's cheek playfully.他捏着宝宝的脸颊逗着玩。
    • (figurative) She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.她不得不掐一下自己,弄清楚自己不是在做梦。
    • He pinched me sharply on the arm.他用力掐我的胳膊。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gently
    • lightly
    • playfully
    preposition
    • between
    • on
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] pinch something (+ adv./prep.) to hold something tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together捏住;夹紧
    • Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.用手指捏住鼻孔止血。
    • a pinched nerve in the neck脖子上一条被挤压的神经
    Extra Examples
    • Apply pressure to the nose by pinching the nostrils firmly together.紧捏鼻孔,使鼻子受压。
    • He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger.他用拇指和食指捏住了叶子。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gently
    • lightly
    • playfully
    preposition
    • between
    • on
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive, transitive] to place the thumb and a finger of one hand on the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or small computer and move them together or apart, to make the image on the screen appear smaller or larger(在手机等电子装置上)两指张合以放大(或缩小)图像
    • You can pinch and zoom in.可以捏放大。
    see also flick, spread, tap
  4. of a shoe

  5. [intransitive, transitive] pinch (somebody/something) if something such as a shoe pinches part of your body, it hurts you because it is too tight夹(脚);夹痛
    • These new shoes pinch.这双新鞋夹脚。
    • My shoes were pinching badly.我的鞋很挤脚。
  6. steal偷窃

  7. [transitive] pinch something (from somebody/something) (British English, informal) to steal something, especially something small and not very valuable偷摸;行窃 synonym nick
    • Kids have been pinching our apples again.孩子们又开始掐我们的苹果了。
    • Who's pinched my pen?谁拿了我的笔?
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
  8. cost too much昂贵

  9. [transitive] pinch somebody/something to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend使花费过多;使入不敷出
    • Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。
  10. arrest拘捕

  11. [transitive] pinch somebody (British English, old-fashioned, informal) to arrest somebody逮捕
    • I was pinched for dangerous driving.我因危险驾驶而被抓。
  12. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from an Old Northern French variant of Old French pincier ‘to pinch’.
Idioms
pinch pennies
  1. (informal) to try to spend as little money as possible一毛不拔;吝啬

pinch

noun
/pɪntʃ/
/pɪntʃ/
Idioms
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    act of pressing

  1. an act of pressing a part of somebody’s skin together hard with your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them捏;掐;拧
    • She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.她拧了一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。
    • He gave her a playful pinch on the cheek.他开玩笑地在她脸颊上捏了一下。
  2. small amount少量

  3. the amount of something that you can hold between your finger and thumb一撮
    • Add a pinch of salt to the mixture and stir well.在混合料中加一撮盐,搅拌均匀。
    • a pinch of cayenne pepper/cinnamon/curry powder/ground ginger/nutmeg/paprika/snuff一撮红辣椒/肉桂/咖喱粉/姜粉/肉豆蔻/红辣椒粉/鼻烟
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from an Old Northern French variant of Old French pincier ‘to pinch’.
Idioms
at a pinch (British English)
(North American English in a pinch)
  1. used to say that something could be done or used in a particular situation if it is really necessary必要时;不得已时
    • We can get six people round this table at a pinch.必要时,这张桌子可以坐六个人。
    • The recipe is for beef, but at a pinch you could use chicken.菜谱是做牛肉的,但必要时你可以用鸡肉。
feel the pinch
  1. (informal) to not have enough money手头拮据;经济困难
    • Lots of people who have lost their jobs are starting to feel the pinch.大量失业者开始感到日子不好过了。
take something with a pinch of salt
(North American English also take something with a grain of salt)
  1. to be careful about believing that something is completely true不完全相信;半信半疑
    • If I were you, I’d take everything he says with a pinch of salt.如果我是你,我会对他说的每一句话都半信半疑。

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