flinched

英 [flɪntʃt]

美 [flɪntʃt]

v.  (突然)退缩; 畏缩
flinch的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 退缩;畏缩
  If youflinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you.
  1. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching...
     穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
  2. The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.
     岩石尖尖的表面剐到了她的皮肤，令她后缩了一下。
• VERB 躲避;回避;不愿意做
  If youflinchfromsomething unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it.
  1. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge...
     国际社会在面对这一挑战时不应该回避。
  2. He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions.
     在艰难的财政决策面前他从没有退缩过。

双语例句

• Professor McGonagall flinched, but Dumbledore, who was unsticking two lemon drops, seemed not to notice.
  但正在剥柠檬的阿不思·邓布利多好像没留意到。
• Pamela flinched each time he yelled at her.
  他每朝她叫嚷一次，帕梅拉就退缩一下。
• Yet markets hardly flinched at the news, with negative reaction mostly contained in Hungary and Ireland.
  然而，这些消息昨日几乎未能让市场退缩，消极反应基本止步于匈牙利与爱尔兰国内。
• Hagrid flinched at the fury in the Potion Master's tone.
  海格退缩在药剂大师的语气愤怒。
• Japanese indices barely flinched on Wednesday when the world's second biggest economy was revealed to have shrunk 4 per cent quarter on quarter.
  周三传出世界第二大经济体日本第一季度经济环比萎缩4%的消息，而日本股市却几乎没有下跌。
• Facing down the White House or personal tragedy, Katharine Graham never flinched.
  面对白宫施加的压力或是个人悲剧性的经历，凯瑟琳·格雷厄姆从未退缩。
• From now on, I do not care what kind of difficulties encountered, we must face with confidence, insisted in the end, and never flinched.
  从现在开始，我不在乎什么样的困难，我们必须面对的信心，坚持到底，永不退缩。
• He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions.
  在艰难的财政决策面前他从没有退缩过。
• They finally flinched late on Monday, announcing a roughly 3 percent increase in power prices for non-residential users in a move to combat looming blackouts by stimulating more electricity production and discouraging consumption.
  他们终于退缩了，于周一晚间宣布将非居民用电价格上调3%左右，意在通过刺激电商扩大生产和抑制电力消费，抵抗迫在眉睫的电荒。
• Pure-as-the-Dawn flinched, as the words sank in.
  领悟了“雪白”的话，‘洁如黎明’后退了一下。