pinch

名词 pinch:

1. a painful or straitened circumstance
2. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3. a slight but appreciable addition
   同义词：touch, hint, tinge, mite, jot, speck, soupcon
4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
   同义词：emergency, exigency
5. a small sharp bite or snip
   同义词：nip
6. a squeeze with the fingers
   同义词：tweak
7. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   同义词：apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody

动词 pinch:

1. squeeze tightly between the fingers
   同义词：squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
2. make ridges into by pinching together
   同义词：crimp
3. make off with belongings of others
   同义词：pilfer, cabbage, purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
4. cut the top off
   同义词：top
5. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
   同义词：vellicate

1. He was still carrying the stolen goods when he was pinched.
   抓住他的时候他身上还带著赃物。
2. He's been pinching money from the cashbox.
   他一直在偷钱箱里的钱。
3. He was pinched with cold and hunger.
   他饥寒交迫。
4. The door pinched my finger as it shut.
   门关上时夹了我的手指。
5. The new shoes pinched my toes.
   这双新鞋紧得夹脚趾。

pinch

v.（动词）
pinched,pinch.ing,pinch.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges.
捏，掐：在大拇指和一根手指、工具的夹片或其它刀口间相互挤压
To squeeze or bind (a part of the body) in such a way as to cause discomfort or pain:
挤痛，夹痛：用某种方式挤或夹（身体某部分）以至造成不适和疼痛：
例句：
These shoes pinch my toes.
这双鞋挤脚

To nip, wither, or shrivel:
使（植物）枯萎，凋谢：捏，枯萎，萎缩：
例句：
buds that were pinched by the frost; a face that was pinched with grief.
被寒霜侵袭而枯萎的花蕾；因痛苦而扭曲的脸

To straiten:
使紧缺，节制：
例句：
.A year and a half of the blockade has pinched Germany.(William L. Shirer)
.一年半的封锁使德国经济萎缩.(威廉L.夏勒)

Slang To take (money or property) unlawfully; steal.See Synonyms at steal
【俚语】 擅自拿取，抢取…东西：非法取得（金钱或财物）；偷取参见 steal
Slang To take into custody; arrest.
【俚语】 拘留；逮捕
To move (something) by means of a pinch bar.
用撬杆移动（某物）
Nautical To head (a boat) very close into the wind.
【航海】 抢风驶船：使（船）迎着风
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To press, squeeze, or bind painfully:
挤痛，压痛：疼痛地压、挤、扎：
例句：
This collar pinches.
领子紧得勒脖子

To be miserly.
吝惜，节约
Nautical To drag an oar at the end of a stroke.
【航海】 拖桨：在一次划浆的最后拖桨
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of pinching.
捏，拧：捏、拧等动作或事实
An amount that can be held between thumb and forefinger:
一撮，少量：
例句：
a pinch of rosemary.
一把迷迭香

A painful, difficult, or straitened circumstance:
困难，紧迫情况：痛苦、困难或紧迫的处境：
例句：
felt the pinch of the recession.
感到萧条时期的困难

An emergency situation:
紧急情况：
例句：
This coat will do in a pinch.
衣服要紧急赶制

A narrowing of a mineral deposit, as in a mine.
减少：矿物沉积物的减少，如在煤矿中
Informal A theft.
【非正式用语】 偷窃
Slang An arrest by a law enforcement officer.
【俚语】 逮捕：被执法人员捕获
adj.Baseball （形容词）【棒球】
Relating to pinch-hitting or pinch runners:
替补击球的：关于替补击球或替补击球员的：
例句：
a pinch single; a pinch steal of second base.
替捕的一垒安打；第二垒替补偷击

<习惯用语>pinch pennies【非正式用语】
To be thrifty or miserly.
吝啬的：过于节俭或吝啬的
来源：
Middle English pinchen
中古英语 pinchen
from Old North French *pinchier
源自 古法国北方方言 *pinchier
variant of Old French pincier
古法语 pincier的变体
perhaps from Vulgar Latin *poncti3re
可能源自 俗拉丁语 *poncti3re