Flinch



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.畏缩, 退缩
• ［英］ v.畏缩, 退缩 ( to draw back; to wince; cower; cringe)
• ［类］ droll : laugh / grisly : flinch ( 滑稽的使人发笑 / 恐怖的使人畏缩)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: fl看作fly, +inch ( 寸) , 一寸一寸向后飞 -> 退缩

Webster Collegiate

intransitive verb

• Etymology: Middle French flenchir to bend, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German lenken to bend, Old High German hlanca flank — more at lank
• Date: 1578
• to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain ; wince; also to tense the muscles involuntarily in anticipation of discomfort
• Synonyms: see recoil
• ? flinch noun
• ? flincher noun

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