| 释义 |
cringe before cringe before (someone or something)To shrink away from someone or something, usually out of fear. I cringed before my dad when he caught me sneaking in after curfew.See also: before, cringecringe before someone or somethingto cower or recoil in the presence of someone or something. Jeff cringed before the wrath of the policeman.See also: before, cringe |