flinching

英 [ˈflɪntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈflɪntʃɪŋ]

v.  (突然)退缩; 畏缩
flinch的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 退缩;畏缩
  If youflinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you.
  1. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching...
     穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
  2. The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.
     岩石尖尖的表面剐到了她的皮肤，令她后缩了一下。
• VERB 躲避;回避;不愿意做
  If youflinchfromsomething unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it.
  1. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge...
     国际社会在面对这一挑战时不应该回避。
  2. He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions.
     在艰难的财政决策面前他从没有退缩过。

双语例句

• We shall strike hard, without flinching, at terrorists and those who abet them.
  我们要毫不退缩地严厉打击恐怖分子及其帮凶。
• The explorers endured without flinching the rigours of an arctic winter.
  探险家们毫不畏缩地忍受北极冬天的严寒。
• He met my gaze without flinching.
  他毫不畏缩，跟我对视着。
• He listened to the jeers of the crowd without flinching.
  他毫不畏惧地听着群众的嘲笑。
• This man had faced danger and death without flinching.
  此人毫不畏惧地面对过危险和死亡。
• But for that to happen, India must stop flinching from commercial engagement with the rest of the world and learn to embrace it as an invigorating challenge.
  不过，要实现这个目标，印度必须大胆地与全球其它国家进行商业往来，勇敢面对这个令人振奋的挑战。
• "I asked Ian to hug and kiss Julien in case he was dying, which Ian did without any flinching or qualms," Hagar said.
  我告诉伊恩抱着朱利安，并不时地亲吻他，以防他失去意识。对此伊恩没有丝毫退缩或犹豫。哈格说。
• Without flinching he dashed into the burning house to save the children.
  他毫不畏缩地冲进在燃烧的房屋中去救小孩。
• In the mid-19th century this meant to meet a test without flinching; the modern sense emerged over half a century later.
  在19世纪中期，它是指面对考验毫无畏惧。而一个半世纪后，它的意思已演变为现今的意思。
• Shrinking or flinching in fear.
  在害怕中退缩或者畏缩。