cringe

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cringe /krɪndʒ/ verb [intransitive]  1  FRIGHTENEDto move away from someone or something because you are afraid 畏缩，退缩 A stray dog was cringing by the door. 一条流浪狗畏缩在门旁。 She cringed away from him. 她退缩着躲开他。2  EMBARRASSEDto feel embarrassed by something you have said or done because you think it makes you seem silly 感到难堪 → wincecringe at She cringed at the sound of her own voice. 她听到自己的声音很不好意思。 It makes me cringe when I think how stupid I was. 我想到自己的愚蠢就感到尴尬。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

cringe• His blunt personality leaves even his supporters cringing.• Also, she peppered her lectures with unscientific statements that made doctors cringe.• But they cringe at the idea that some one else may benefit at their expense.• My voice was calm, but inside I cringed away from her.• The pair cringed in embarrassment as the president, speaking through an interpreter, paid them the world's most unlikely compliment.• People cringed in terror as the shells hit the city around them.• During it all, nothing has made me cringe more than the sound of an approaching bike.• His watch said that it was nine-thirty, and he cringed to think of the time he had lost.makes ... cringe• Tender flesh the color of pearls makes her cringe.• It makes me cringe into the smelly upholstery of his battered armchair.Origin cringe (1200-1300) Perhaps from Old English cringan “to give up”

cringe verbChinese  

from Corpus something move or someone to away because

cringe
cringe /krɪndʒ/ verb [intransitive]1. to move away from someone or something because you are afraid:
    A stray dog was cringing by the door.
    She cringed away from him.
2. to feel embarrassed by something you have said or done because you think it makes you seem silly ⇨ wince
    cringe at
    She cringed at the sound of her own voice.
    It makes me cringe when I think how stupid I was.

cringeBrE /krɪndʒ/ 🔊NAmE /krɪndʒ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they cringe BrE /krɪndʒ/ 🔊 NAmE /krɪndʒ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it cringes BrE /ˈkrɪndʒɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkrɪndʒɪz/ 🔊past simple cringed BrE /krɪndʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /krɪndʒd/ 🔊past participle cringed BrE /krɪndʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /krɪndʒd/ 🔊 -ing form cringing BrE /ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkrɪndʒɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to move back and/or away from sb because you are afraid 畏缩；怯退 SYN cower ◆a child cringing in terror吓得直退缩的小孩 [intransitive] to feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about sth 感到尴尬不安；觉得难为情◆I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then. 每当我想起我那时写的诗歌就感到很难堪。🔊🔊