| 释义 |
cringe-making, a. colloq. (chiefly Brit.).
Brit. |ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌmeɪkɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌmeɪkɪŋ|
[‹ cringe v. + making adj.]
= cringeworthy adj.
1969Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 17 June 7/8 The idea of stepping out with unlovely, uncomfortable feet is absolutely cringe-making. Let's not! 1983New Musical Express 24 Sept. 21/4 A performance so cringemaking it would make a BOAC stewardess on duty look like a Method grad. 1993Observer 12 Sept. 12/8 Luvvy has a special place in the in the English language, recalling cringe-making chat-shows. 2000H. Simpson Hey Yeah Right (2001) 110 It was like the cringe-making conclusion to a happy clappy evangelical service, she thought; forced contact. |