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                  pinch[pint∫]
 vt. 掐, 捏, 拧, 挤 掐掉(花枝等)(off, out, back) 使苦恼, 使萎缩, 使消瘦 削减; 限制, 使缺乏(for, in, of) [俚]偷, 勒索, 诈取(from, out, of), 抢劫 逮捕, 拘留 【航海】使船抢风急驶, [英](赛马时)催马快跑 【常用短语】
 pinch a child's face playfully  玩笑般地拧了一下小孩的脸蛋 pinch money from sb.  偷某人的钱 pinch off [out, back] the young shoots  掐掉嫩枝 【习惯用语】.
 upon a pinch 在紧要关头, 必要时  drop a pinch of salt on the tail of 捉住某人, 捕获某人  feel the pinch [口]感到手头拮据  if it comes to the pinch 一旦危急时, 在必要时  with a pinch of salt 有保留地, 不全信地  pinch and save 节衣缩食地攒钱  pinch and scrape 东拼西凑; 俭省  pinch on 在...省钱 【近义词】synonym
 squeeze[skwi:z]
 vt. 榨, 挤(出)(out, from), 塞, 压进, 挤入 (into), 紧握 Can you squeeze in?  你能挤进去吗? 【背句子记单词】
 The thief pinched her purse and ran away. 小偷偷了她的皮夹子跑了。 She gave him a pinch to wake him up. 她拧了他一下以弄醒他。 |