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

单词	flinch
释义	flinch I. \ˈflinch\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French flenchir, flainchir, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German lenken to bend — more at lank *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to withdraw or shrink (as from an enterprise or responsibility) usually because of danger, difficulties, or distress involved or foreseen < flinch at the thought of their own participation in partisan politics — John Lodge > < perilous to flinch from making the attempt — A.J.Toynbee > b. : to shrink from or as if from physical pain : wince, start < flinching from the vile air — Marcia Davenport > < flinching from a dart of neuralgia — Ellen Glasgow > often : to tense the muscles suddenly and involuntarily in anticipation of some startling unpleasant event < many young shooters spoil their scores by flinching just before they pull the trigger > < I cannot help flinching when I hear the dentist's drill > 2. obsolete : to slink off or away *transitive verb* archaic : to draw back or hold back from (as some indulgence) Synonyms: see recoil II. noun (-es) : an act or instance of flinching III. variant of flense
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