wince

名词 wince:

1. the facial expression of sudden pain
2. a reflex response to sudden pain
   同义词：flinch

动词 wince:

1. draw back, as with fear or pain
   同义词：flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail
2. make a face indicating disgust or dislike

1. I still wince at the memory of the stupid thing I did.
   我一想起自己做过的蠢事就不由得摇头叹气。
2. He winced as she stood on his injured foot.
   她踩着他受伤的脚，他疼得缩了回去。
3. He winced mentally at the terrible news.
   听到这个噩耗，他不由的心里一楞。

wince

v.intr.（不及物动词）
winced,winc.ing,winc.es
To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.
畏缩，退缩：因疼痛或悲伤不自觉地退缩或惊起；畏缩
n.（名词）
A shrinking or startled movement or gesture.
退缩，惊起：退缩或惊起的动作或手势

来源：
Middle English wincen [to kick]
中古英语 wincen [踢]
from Old North French *wencier [variant of Old French] guencir
源自 古法国北方方言 *wencier [] guencir的古法语变体
[of Germanic origin]
[来源于日尔曼语]

【引伸】
winc.er
n.（名词）