单词 | cringing |
释义 | cringing (once / 4614 pages) adj WORD FAMILY cringing: cringingly+/cringe: cringed, cringes, cringing USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Beatty’s Hughes has his moments of monstrous egotism, but conveys a sly self-awareness even when Hughes’s battiest behavior leaves those around him visibly cringing. New York Times(Nov 22, 2016) And this knowledge makes watching “Search Party” an exercise in cringing with self-recognition while surrendering to gentle confusion over what, exactly, is going on. Salon(Nov 18, 2016) I can’t really watch myself for very long without cringing and rushing for the off button. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) adj totally submissive Syn groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy submissive inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
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