pinch /pintʃ/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a painful or straitened circumstance
- (n.) an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- (n.) a squeeze with the fingers
Chinese translation
- n. 捏, 拧, 撮, 少量, 收缩, 挤压, 夹痛, 苦恼, 逮捕, 指控, 匮乏, 紧急关头
- vt. 捏, 拧, 掐, 挤压, 修剪, 使困苦, 使萎缩, 节制, 少量加入, 逮捕, 勒索
- vi. 收缩, 节省, 挤压, 引起苦恼
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /pintʃ/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.76 · Super Rare
Word forms
pinched, pinching, pinches
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