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pinch AHD[pĭnch] D.J.[pɪntʃ]K.K.[pɪntʃ]v.（动词）pinched, pinch.ing, pinch.es v.tr.（及物动词）- To squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges.捏，掐：在大拇指和一根手指、工具的夹片或其它刀口间相互挤压
- To squeeze or bind (a part of the body) in such a way as to cause discomfort or pain:挤痛，夹痛：用某种方式挤或夹（身体某部分）以至造成不适和疼痛：These shoes pinch my toes.这双鞋挤脚
- To nip, wither, or shrivel:使（植物）枯萎，凋谢：捏，枯萎，萎缩：buds that were pinched by the frost; a face that was pinched with grief.被寒霜侵袭而枯萎的花蕾；因痛苦而扭曲的脸
- To straiten:使紧缺，节制："A year and a half of the blockade has pinched Germany"(William L. Shirer)“一年半的封锁使德国经济萎缩”(威廉L.夏勒)
- Slang To take (money or property) unlawfully; steal.See Synonyms at steal 【俚语】 擅自拿取，抢取…东西：非法取得（金钱或财物）；偷取 参见 steal
- Slang To take into custody; arrest.【俚语】 拘留；逮捕
- To move (something) by means of a pinch bar.用撬杆移动（某物）
- Nautical To head (a boat) very close into the wind.【航海】 抢风驶船：使（船）迎着风
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To press, squeeze, or bind painfully:挤痛，压痛：疼痛地压、挤、扎：This collar pinches.领子紧得勒脖子
- To be miserly.吝惜，节约
- Nautical To drag an oar at the end of a stroke.【航海】 拖桨：在一次划浆的最后拖桨
n.（名词）- The act or an instance of pinching.捏，拧：捏、拧等动作或事实
- An amount that can be held between thumb and forefinger:一撮，少量：a pinch of rosemary.一把迷迭香
- A painful, difficult, or straitened circumstance:困难，紧迫情况：痛苦、困难或紧迫的处境：felt the pinch of the recession.感到萧条时期的困难
- An emergency situation:紧急情况：This coat will do in a pinch.衣服要紧急赶制
- A narrowing of a mineral deposit, as in a mine.减少：矿物沉积物的减少，如在煤矿中
- Informal A theft.【非正式用语】 偷窃
- Slang An arrest by a law enforcement officer.【俚语】 逮捕：被执法人员捕获
adj.Baseball（形容词）【棒球】- Relating to pinch-hitting or pinch runners:替补击球的：关于替补击球或替补击球员的：a pinch single; a pinch steal of second base.替捕的一垒安打；第二垒替补偷击
pinch pennies【非正式用语】 - To be thrifty or miserly.吝啬的：过于节俭或吝啬的
- Middle English pinchen 中古英语 pinchen
- from Old North French *pinchier 源自 古法国北方方言 *pinchier
- variant of Old French pincier 古法语 pincier的变体
- perhaps from Vulgar Latin *pīnctiāre 可能源自 俗拉丁语 *pīnctiāre
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