pinches

1. vt. & vi. 捏,掐,夹,挤 take in a tight grip between the thumb and finger
2. vt. & vi. 吝啬 be niggardly

1. [C]捏,掐,夹,拧 an act of pinching sb
2. [C]一撮,微量 an amount that can be picked up between the thumb and a finger
3. [S]困苦,穷苦 suffering caused by lack of necessary things

• pinch a child捏小孩
• pinch money勒索金钱

• pinch approvingly许可地捏
• pinch cruelly残酷地掐
• pinch economically财政拮据
• pinch playfully开玩笑地掐
• pinch spitefully怀有恶意地拧
• pinch warningly警告地掐
• pinch back掐掉
• pinch off〔out〕捏掉,修剪
• pinch out one's cigarette掐灭香烟

• pinch by hunger饿瘦
• pinch for money手头拮据
• pinch for speeding因超速驾驶而被拘留
• pinch from〔out of〕从…夺取,勒索
• pinch on在…上省钱
• be pinched under sth被压在…下
• pinch with cold冷得缩手缩脚

• give a pinch拧了一下
• stand the pinch忍受贫困之苦

• playful pinch开玩笑的拧
• spiteful pinch恶意的拧

• the pinch of hunger饥饿之苦
• a pinch of salt一撮盐

feel the pinch[口]感到经济拮据

a pinch of一撮，少许

pinch roll夹送辊；导正滚轮；拉辊

pinch pennies精打细算

pinch point[化]夹点（饱和蒸气与冷却剂最小温差点）

in a pinch必要时；在紧要关头

a pinch of salt盐少许；一撮盐

pinch valve夹管阀；夹紧式胶管阀

at a pinch在紧要关头

pinch roller压紧轮，紧带轮；挟滚轮

1. She gave him a painful pinch.
   她捏得他很痛。
2. He put a pinch of salt on his food.
   他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。
3. Even the town council is now feeling the pinch.
   连市政府目前都感到经费困难。

1. He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant.
   他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。
2. She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.
   她不得不掐一下自己，弄清楚自己不是在做梦。
3. The new shoes pinched my toes.
   这双新鞋紧得夹脚趾。
4. The door pinched my finger as it shut.
   门关上时夹了我的手指。
5. They were ready to pinch themselves for years.
   他们准备使自己过几年拮据的生活。
6. He's been pinching money from the cashbox.
   他一直在偷钱箱里的钱。
7. He was still carrying the stolen goods when he was pinched.
   他被逮捕的时候身上还带着赃物。