英语词汇“at a pinch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. An instance, occasion, or time of special difficulty; a critical juncture; a crisis, an emergency. Chiefly in at (also in, †on, †upon) a pinch: at a critical moment, in an emergency; (now chiefly in weakened sense) with difficulty, if pressed.See also Jack at (a) pinch n. at Jack n.² Phrases 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in an emergency

at (also to) needc1175

in a needc1225

at (also in, on, upon) a pinch1489

for a need1547

ATA1939

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > instance or time of need

needOE

needinga1400

indigencec1416

pinch1489

indigency1651

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adverb] > at a pinch

at (also in, on, upon) a pinch1489

by the shift1665

at (also on, upon) a stress1672

on a shift1842

at or upon a squeeze1892

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xviii. 53 Corageously at a pynche [he] shal renne vpon hem.

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 164/2 What would ye than haue done? Quod he ye put me nowe to a pynche.

1574 J. Dee in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) 39 Any notable benefit..bestowed uppon me now in the very pynch and opportunytie.

1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion xviii. 302 The Norman in this narrow Pinch, not so willingly, as wisely, granted the desire.

a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. iii. 40 The Israelites..send to hire the King of Egypt..to help at a pinch.

1703 S. Centlivre Love's Contrivance i. 14 You used to be a lucky Rogue upon a Pinch.

1789 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 89 [We are] without our cook, but the dairy-maid is not a bad hand at a pinch.

1821 M. Edgeworth Let. 9 Nov. (1971) 259 Even her humor would on a pinch submit to her sense of duty.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. v. 511 Fighting fellows all,..but uncertain as to loyalty in a case of pinch.

1936 C. Sandburg People, Yes 67 People lie in a pinch, hating to do it.

1991 Martha Stewart Living Spring 22 A warm basement can also be transformed into a fine growing area, and even a warm spot near a sunny window will do in a pinch.

单词	at a pinch
释义	> as lemmas at (also in, †on, †upon) a pinch a. An instance, occasion, or time of special difficulty; a critical juncture; a crisis, an emergency. Chiefly in at (also in, †on, †upon) a pinch: at a critical moment, in an emergency; (now chiefly in weakened sense) with difficulty, if pressed.See also Jack at (a) pinch n. at Jack n.² Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > in an emergency at (also to) needc1175 in a needc1225 at (also in, on, upon) a pinch1489 for a need1547 ATA1939 the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > instance or time of need needOE needinga1400 indigencec1416 pinch1489 indigency1651 the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adverb] > at a pinch at (also in, on, upon) a pinch1489 by the shift1665 at (also on, upon) a stress1672 on a shift1842 at or upon a squeeze1892 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xviii. 53 Corageously at a pynche [he] shal renne vpon hem. 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i, in Wks. 164/2 What would ye than haue done? Quod he ye put me nowe to a pynche. 1574 J. Dee in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) 39 Any notable benefit..bestowed uppon me now in the very pynch and opportunytie. 1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion xviii. 302 The Norman in this narrow Pinch, not so willingly, as wisely, granted the desire. a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) I. iii. 40 The Israelites..send to hire the King of Egypt..to help at a pinch. 1703 S. Centlivre Love's Contrivance i. 14 You used to be a lucky Rogue upon a Pinch. 1789 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 89 [We are] without our cook, but the dairy-maid is not a bad hand at a pinch. 1821 M. Edgeworth Let. 9 Nov. (1971) 259 Even her humor would on a pinch submit to her sense of duty. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. v. 511 Fighting fellows all,..but uncertain as to loyalty in a case of pinch. 1936 C. Sandburg People, Yes 67 People lie in a pinch, hating to do it. 1991 Martha Stewart Living Spring 22 A warm basement can also be transformed into a fine growing area, and even a warm spot near a sunny window will do in a pinch. extracted from pinchn. < as lemmas
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