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(因痛苦或尴尬)龇牙咧嘴，皱眉蹙额，痛得龇牙咧嘴，严厉的语气令他胆寒，看见某人退缩， 这些语境，如何翻译成英语呢？有一个单词，值得学习：wince
wince
I. \ˈwin(t)s\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English wenchen, winchen, winsen, from (assumed) Old North French wencier, wenchier, of Germanic origin like Old French guenchier to turn aside, swerve; akin to Old High German wankōn to totter, waver, Old Norse vakka to stray, wander about, Old English wancol unsteady, wincian to blink, close one's eyes — more at wink
1. archaic : to kick restively from pain or impatience
< a fly … may sting a stately horse and make him wince — Samuel Johnson >
2. : to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : draw back or contract in an attempt to avoid pain : flinch
< sharp stinging flurries of snow that made you wince and gasp — John Connell >
< her eyes winced with the glare of the sun — Waldo Frank >
< took a pleasure in saying things that made his wife wince — Rudyard Kipling >
Synonyms: see recoil
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : kick
2. : an act or instance of involuntarily drawing back or contracting especially in reaction to pain
< took the cruel blow without wince or cry — A. Conan Doyle >
< thought with an unpleasant wince of the money that he had already spent — Gabrielle Long >
III.
Britain
variant of winch 1b, 3 I
wince
wince / wɪns ; wɪns /
◙verb [I]
1. to suddenly change the expression on your face as a reaction to something painful or upsetting
• 龇牙咧嘴，皱眉蹙眼〔因疼痛或不安导致面部表情突然改变〕:
»Sandra winced as the dentist started to drill.
牙医开始钻牙了，桑德拉敛眉蹙额。
2. to suddenly feel very uncomfortable or embarrassed because of something that happens, something you remember etc
• 〔因发生或记起某事而突然〕感到不安，畏缩;
【SYN】 cringe
»wince at the memory / thought / idea
»I still wince at the thought of that terrible evening.
想起那个可怕的夜晚，我仍然不寒而栗。
♦wince noun [sing.]
wince / wins / verb [V]
~ (at sth) to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are feeling pain or embarrassment
(因痛苦或尴尬)龇牙咧嘴,皱眉蹙额:
He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg.
他左腿一阵剧痛疼得他直龇牙咧嘴。
I still wince when I think about that stupid thing I said.
我想到我说过的蠢话时仍懊悔不已。
• wince noun [usually sing.] :
a wince of pain
痛得龇牙咧嘴
wince 同义词
NOUN:
An act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashion: cringe, flinch, recoil, shrink. See APPROACH, SEEK.
VERB:
To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust: blench1, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy1, start.
wince 搭配用法
verb
[搭配]ADV.
a little, slightly
稍微退缩
inwardly
心里感到畏缩:
He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.
她那严厉的语气令他胆寒。
visibly
明显退缩
[搭配]VERB + WINCE
try not to
尽量不露怯色
make sb
使某人退缩
see sb
看见某人退缩
[搭配]PREP.
at
由于…而皱眉蹙额:
She switched on the light, wincing at the sudden brightness.
她打开了灯，突如其来的强烈光线刺得她不敢睁眼。
in/with
由于…而皱眉:
He winced in pain.
他疼得直皱眉头。
