单词	cringe
释义	cringecringe /krɪndʒ/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcringe Origin: 1200-1300 Perhaps from Old English cringan ‘to give up’ Verb Table VERB TABLE cringe Simple Form Present I, you, we, they cringe he, she, it cringes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they cringed Present perfect I, you, we, they have cringed he, she, it has cringed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had cringed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will cringe Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have cringed Continuous Form Present I am cringing he, she, it is cringing you, we, they are cringing Past I, he, she, it was cringing you, we, they were cringing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been cringing he, she, it has been cringing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been cringing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be cringing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been cringing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES His blunt personality leaves even his supporters cringing. People cringed in terror as the shells hit the city around them. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Also, she peppered her lectures with unscientific statements that made doctors cringe. But they cringe at the idea that some one else may benefit at their expense. During it all, nothing has made me cringe more than the sound of an approaching bike. His watch said that it was nine-thirty, and he cringed to think of the time he had lost. My voice was calm, but inside I cringed away from her. The pair cringed in embarrassment as the president, speaking through an interpreter, paid them the world's most unlikely compliment. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► makes ... cringe  It makes me cringe when I think how stupid I was. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► when · And the arms cringe when they touch human flesh.· Nine times out of 10, a coach cringes when one of his players mouths off about an opponent. VERB► make · It makes me cringe into the smelly upholstery of his battered armchair.· Sometimes, regrettably, though the idea may make us cringe, that voice may be that of a convicted murderer.· It made me cringe at its over-the-top violence.· Also, she peppered her lectures with unscientific statements that made doctors cringe.· The memory of that morning flooded in, making her cringe inside.· During it all, nothing has made me cringe more than the sound of an approaching bike.· Which make you cringe slightly, or shift about in your seat? 1to move away from someone or something because you are afraid:  A stray dog was cringing by the door. She cringed away from him.2to feel embarrassed by something you have said or done because you think it makes you seem silly → wincecringe at She cringed at the sound of her own voice. It makes me cringe when I think how stupid I was.
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