pinches

英 [ˈpɪntʃɪz]

美 [ˈpɪntʃɪz]

v. 拧; 捏; 掐; 捏住; 夹紧; 夹(脚); 夹痛
pinch的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

VERB 捏；拧；掐；夹
If youpincha part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.
1. She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
  她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
2. We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.
  我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。
3. Pinchis also a noun.
4. She gave him a little pinch.
  她轻轻地捏了他一下。
把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。 → see:Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
VERB 偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品）
Topinchsomething, especially something of little value, means to steal it.
1. Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
  你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
2. ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
  偷走他钱包的扒手
PHRASE 必要时；在紧要关头
If you say that something is possibleat a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possiblein a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
1. Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.
  这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。
PHRASE 感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩
If a person or companyis feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.
1. Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.
  消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。
PHRASE 身处困境；处境艰难
If you arein a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.
1. I'd trust her in a pinch...
  身处困境时，我信任她。
2. Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
  每个人都知道他境况艰难。

双语例句

She won't let him spend any time with his own friends, and that's where the shoe pinches.
她不让他和他自己的朋友呆在一起，这就是症结所在。
The shoe pinches me AT the toes.
这只鞋夹痛我的脚趾。
And I actually calculated the change in the temperature by adding a few pinches of salt to the water.
实际上我计算过，当我把盐加入水中水温的变化。
Those who wear the shoes know best where it pinches.
穿鞋者知道哪里挤脚。
He is quick to comprehend but he never gets very high marks. I think his carelessness is where the shoe pinches.
他理解很快，但分数从来不高。我看他的问题是粗心大意。
Now find some armor and put it on, and never mind where it pinches.
现在找点盔甲穿上，别管它是不是磨人。
I know best where the shoe wrings me ( pinches).
鞋什么地方夹脚，自己最清楚。
The paper brings forward that where the shoe pinches about these disputes is whether the professional value of teacher education is recognized.
提出了对师范教育专业价值认可与否是争论的关键所在。
We can not do anything about it before we first find out where the shoe pinches.
在发现困难所在之前，我们无法加以处理。
The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
适合一个人的鞋子折磨其他人；（世上）没有一个可以适合所有各种生活的配方。