v. (因痛苦或尴尬)龇牙咧嘴,皱眉蹙额 n. (由于疼痛,吃惊等)畏缩,退缩; [印](洗染布时用的)绞车,六角绞盘 wince的第三人称单数和复数
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VERB (因疼痛或因看到、听到或记起不快之事而)皱起脸,皱眉蹙额 If you wince, the muscles of your face tighten suddenly because you have felt a pain or because you have just seen, heard, or remembered something unpleasant.
Every time he put any weight on his left leg he winced in pain... 只要左腿一受力,他就会疼得龇牙咧嘴。
He winced at the thought of dining with Camilla... 一想到要跟卡米拉一起吃饭,他皱起了眉头。
'Shh!' Sunny winced. “嘘!”森尼皱眉蹙额地说。
Wince is also a noun.
He suppressed a wince as motion renewed the pain. 他一动之下又疼了起来,但他强忍着没有皱眉。
He winces at the memory of that experience. 他一回想起那番经历就畏缩起来。
His latest novel contains more pained winces than belly laughs. 他最新的小说里更多的是痛苦的退缩逃避,而不是笑料。
Once upon a time there were three winces. 从前有3位王子。
This confidence begins to fade a little when he arrives at the airport and winces at the shrill screaming of jet engines. 但是,等他到了机场听见引擎刺耳的尖叫时,不由本能地退缩,信心也随之减退。