flinch

名词 flinch:

1. a reflex response to sudden pain
   同义词：wince

动词 flinch:

1. draw back, as with fear or pain
   同义词：squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

1. I never flinch from difficulty.
   我在困难面前从不畏缩。
2. We never flinch from difficulties.
   在困难面前我们决不退缩。

flinch

v.intr.（不及物动词）
flinched,flinch.ing,flinch.es
To start or wince involuntarily, as from surprise or pain.
退缩：由于惊奇或疼痛而惊起或退缩
To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.See Synonyms at recoil
畏缩：从一些令人不愉快的或困难的事中退缩；畏缩参见 recoil
n.（名词）
An act or instance of starting, wincing, or recoiling.
退缩，畏缩：惊起、退缩或畏缩的行为或实例

来源：
Obsolete French flenchir
已废法语 flenchir
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼语]

【引伸】
flinch.er
n.（名词）
flinch.ingly
adv.（副词）