Twinge



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 生理, 心理上的) 剧痛
• ［英］ n. ( 生理, 心理上的) 剧痛 ( a moral or emotional pang)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: t+wing ( 翅) +e, 翅膀受苦 -> 剧痛
• ［例］ a twinge of conscience ( 良心的折磨)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (twinged; twinging or twingeing)

• Etymology: Middle English twengen, from Old English twengan; akin to Old High German zwengen to pinch
• Date: before 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. dialect pluck, tweak
  • 2. to affect with a sharp pain or pang
• intransitive verb
  • to feel a sudden sharp local pain

II. noun

• Date: 1608
• 1. a sudden sharp stab of pain
• 2. a moral or emotional pang <a twinge of conscience><a twinge of sympathy>

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