pinch 核心词议:
v. 捏;夹紧;夹(脚);(由于担心或紧张)抿(嘴唇)
n. 捏,拧;少量(非正式)偷窃
pinch 基本解释
vt. 捏,掐;挤痛,夹痛;使(植物)枯萎,凋谢;使紧缺,节制
vi. 挤痛,压痛;吝惜,节约
n. 匮乏;少量,一撮;困苦
速记方法
速记技巧
词源词根法
来自盎格鲁诺曼法语*pinchier,掐,拧,来自俗拉丁语*piccare,刺,穿插,词源同peck,pick,pike.
知识扩展
动词辨析
pinch,press,squeeze这三个动词的共同意思是“挤,压”。其区别在于1.press指力量来自于上方。例如Press the button,then the machine will work.按下电钮,机器就能运转了。Press the button to ring the bell.按那个钮可以打铃。2.pinch指用手指捏、拧或夹。例如The child was crying because somebody had pinched her.那孩子哭了,因为有人掐她。He pinched the boy's face playfully.他开玩笑地拧了这男孩的脸。3.squeeze指外在的力量作用于物体上,力量可来自各个方面,可用于比喻。例如Squeeze the sponge so that all the water comes out.捏紧海绵,把水挤出来。This only gave them opportunity to squeeze profits.这只能为他们提供机会榨取利润。pinch,filch,lift,purloin,steal
这组词都可表示“窃取”。其区别是1.steal含义最广而且最通用,指任何一类偷窃行为,也指偷偷地行动,强调行动的狡猾或秘密。2.filch尤指用不正当手段悄悄偷走,多指日常不严重的事情。例如His father caught him filching apples.父亲撞见他偷苹果。3.lift指偷走或剽窃别人的文章,常用在口语中。例如Long passages in this textbook have been lifted from other authors.教科书中有很长篇幅是摘录其他作者的文章。4.pinch泛指不道德的扒窃或不告而取,有时也指小偷小摸,顺手牵羊。例如The thief pinched her purse and ran.小偷偷了她的皮夹子跑了。5.purloin常强调偷走或剽窃某物据为己有或供自己使用。例如My car's been purloined.我的汽车被偷了。
中文词源
pinch 掐,拧,捏
来自盎格鲁诺曼法语*pinchier,掐,拧,来自俗拉丁语*piccare,刺,穿插,词源同peck,pick,pike.
中文词源:
pinch 掐,拧,捏
来自盎格鲁诺曼法语*pinchier,掐,拧,来自俗拉丁语*piccare,刺,穿插,词源同peck,pick,pike.
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精选例句
1、 She gave him a little pinch.
她轻轻地拧了他一下。
2、 She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.
她不得不掐一下自己,弄清楚自己不是在做梦。
常见考点例句:
- The pricing pressures will eventually pinch the profits of u.s. retailers and toymakers . "
- 定价压力最终将挤压美国零售商和玩具制造商的盈利空间。
- Someone kneels close to pinch betty 's nose .
- 一个人跪在旁边捏住贝蒂的鼻子。
- When you pinch the skin on the back of your hand it should snap back instantly .
- 当你用手捏一下皮肤,它很快就会恢复。
- True bread is flour and water with a pinch of salt and yeast .
- 正宗的面包是面粉加水,少量盐及发酵粉制成的。
- If you 're growing the cordon type of tomatoes , they have a single central stem and you need to pinch out the side shoots that appear between the leaf joints .
- 如果你种植的是带状番茄,只有一条中心主干,你需要掐掉出现在叶片节点之间的枝杈。