词汇意义联想词源探究 "龇牙咧嘴,皱眉蹙额"说地道英语 wince


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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。

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