wince

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n. 畏缩, 退避 vi. 畏缩, 退缩, 退避

发音

US /wɪns/

词形变化

winces 复数 winces winced winces 三单 wincest wincing wincing 现在分词 winced 过去式 winced 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

畏缩；脸部肌肉的抽搐

动词

畏缩，退避

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

  2. 2.

    A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.

v.
  1. 1.

    To flinch as if in pain or distress.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

    A horse winces.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

flinch

上位词 4

start jump startle facial expression
动词

同义词 7

shrink funk quail flinch recoil cringe squinch

上位词 4

move grimace make a face pull a face

下位词 2

retract shrink back

词源

From Middle English wyncen, from Anglo-Norman winchir (compare Old French guenchir), from Frankish *wankjan, related to *winkijan (“to flex, bend”). See also German winken.

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