Cringe
[ krindʒ ]
成人 Adult Edu
vi. 畏缩;卑躬屈膝;
n. 畏缩;阿谀奉承;
📝 例句
I cringe with embarrassment when I reread those first stories I wrote.
我重读了我初期编写的故事, 感到十分难为情.
But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe.
可是一想到要向她表明这一想法，他就会犹豫、退缩。
Your foolish talk makes me cringe.
你说的蠢话使我厌烦。
To behave in a servile or demeaning manner;cringe.
低声下气，卑从表现出卑躬曲膝或自甘下贱的态度；阿谀奉承
He abandoned every particle of self-respect cringe and fawn.
他把自尊心丢得一干二净。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cringe-奉承,fringe-刘海:奉承她的刘海很好看
※cr-cry哭,in-里面,ge-拼音“哥”:在哥哥的怀抱里哭,被吓坏了吧
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
cringe
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/from sth) move back or lower one's body in fear; cower （因恐惧而）退缩, 蜷缩; 畏缩
a child cringing in terror 吓得直退缩的孩子
The dog cringed at the sight of the whip. 那只狗见到鞭子就退缩了.
(fig 比喻) I cringe with embarrassment (ie feel very embarrassed) when I reread those first stories I wrote. 我重读了我初期编写的故事, 感到十分难为情.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (to/before sb) (derog 贬) behave too humbly towards sb who is more powerful 卑躬屈膝
She's always cringing to the boss. 她在上司面前总是卑躬屈膝.
🔁 扩展释义
*[krindʒ]n. 畏缩, 奉承vi. 畏缩, 抖缩, 阿谀
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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English is important for those who wish to do international trade.
英语对于那些想做国际贸易的人来说太重要了。
They've been divorced.
他们已离婚了。
What's Jim doing?
吉姆在干什么？