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

• Counting the times of flinching reflex was used to observe the degree of spontaneous pain.
  计数缩足反射次数反映自发痛程度；
• However, if your friend pretends over and over again to try and hit you, you can also enter a habituation learning phase, where you stop flinching, since you realize that it's all just a ploy.
  但如果你的朋友总是假装一次又一次的这样做，你也可能进入到习惯性学习阶段，这时你不再退缩，因为你认识到那仅仅是个假象。
• The fighter could not help flinching from the blow aimed by his opponent.
  拳击手不得不躲过对手的一拳。
• "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。
• My thought struggled at confessing, somehow hesitation ended in flinching.
  然妾心忏悔，百般挣扎，踌躇彷徨，畏葸不前。
• That I can do this without flinching.
  让我可以毫无畏惧的工作。
• Bill listened to the insults without flinching.
  比尔听着这些辱骂没有退缩。
• Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.
  拥有或者表现出勇气；能够没有畏缩的面对或处理危险或恐怖。
• At the present time, these domestic installations are the imports from the external. Meanwhile, the price is expensive, from different of 10 thousand dollars to 20 thousand dollars. Such price allows a lot of domestic consumers flinching.
  目前国内的使用的这些设备主要由国外进口，价格昂贵，从10～20万美元不等，这样的价格让国内的很多用户望而却步。
• 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。