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单词 wince
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wince

The defender still winces at the thought of what might have been.Today he winces, only slightly, at the mention of the incident.All are so convincingly staged here that you almost wince with pain.Would it make him wince to hear it now?People wince at the thought of intervention.Last week she winced at the memory.The absurdity of the image still makes him wince.The price of gas will make us wince.And the one that still makes you wince today?Our rugby has become so attritional it regularly makes you wince just watching it.Just the sight of some of the old dental tools is enough to make you wince.The patient is wincing in pain.You may wince, but something about the process feels profoundly right.Investors may wince at such an idea, though.Manufacturers are already wincing in pain over increases in wheat, butter and cheese.I still wince at the thought of it.More than a year on, the impulse is still to wince as he tries to flex the leg.But gadget geeks may find it all too frivolous and comedy fans may wince at their favourites' talking head ramblings.He winced at the pain.WHEN was the last time you winced at a tradesman's price list?The Lowestoft boxer winced with pain from the first left to the body but did not appear to be in serious trouble from either attack.My score was 259 of these little patches: the doctor winced slightly.He may find it exciting or he may wince, but it's your body and your choice.Each time a punch landed, I winced.You might wince at the thought of the hard, narrow saddles used by serious cyclists, but skinny saddles are better for your body.B By punching the air before jogging back to your own half, rubbing your lower back and wincing slightly.I winced slightly when I saw the price.

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wince

British English: wince VERB
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.
  • American English: wince
  • Brazilian Portuguese: encolher-se
  • Chinese: > 龇牙咧嘴由于疼痛或看见、听到或记起某些不愉快的事而
  • European Spanish: encogerse
  • French: grimacer
  • German: zusammenzucken
  • Italian: fare una smorfia
  • Japanese: しかめる
  • Korean: 얼굴을 찡그리다
  • European Portuguese: encolher-se
  • Latin American Spanish: encogerse

Chinese translation of 'wince'

wince

(wɪns)

vi

  1. 咧嘴 (liězuǐ)

n (c)

  1. 咧嘴 (liězuǐ)
(verb) 
Definition
to draw back slightly, as if in sudden pain
She winced at the thought of getting her tooth removed.
Synonyms
flinch
The slightest pressure made her flinch.
start
Rachel started at his touch.
shrink
cringe
I cringed in horror.
quail
The very word makes many of us quail.
recoil
People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt.
cower
The hostages cowered in their seats.
draw back
I drew back with a horrified scream.
blench
(noun) 
Definition
the act of wincing
She gave a wince at the memory of her first attempt at skiing.
Synonyms
flinch
start
cringe

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blench
Definition
to shy away, as in fear
Synonyms
recoil,
start,
shy,
shrink,
hesitate,
quake,
shudder,
falter,
wince,
quiver,
cringe,
flinch,
quail,
cower
in the sense of cower
Definition
to cringe or shrink in fear
The hostages cowered in their seats.
Synonyms
cringe,
shrink,
tremble,
crouch,
flinch,
quail,
draw back,
grovel
in the sense of cringe
Definition
to shrink or flinch in fear
I cringed in horror.
Synonyms
shrink,
flinch,
quail,
recoil,
start,
shy,
tremble,
quiver,
cower,
draw back,
blench

Nearby words of
wince

  • win
  • win someone over or round
  • win through
  • wince
  • wind
  • wind down
  • wind someone up

Synonyms of 'wince'

wince

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of draw back
Definition
to move backwards
I drew back with a horrified scream.
Synonyms
recoil,
withdraw,
retreat,
shrink,
falter,
back off,
shy away,
flinch,
retract,
quail,
start back
in the sense of quail
Definition
to shrink back with fear
The very word makes many of us quail.
Synonyms
shrink,
cringe,
flinch,
shake,
faint,
tremble,
quake,
shudder,
falter,
droop,
blanch,
recoil,
cower,
blench,
have cold feet (informal)
in the sense of recoil
Definition
to draw back in fear or horror
People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt.
Synonyms
draw back,
shrink,
falter,
shy away,
flinch,
quail,
balk at
in the sense of start
Definition
to make a sudden involuntary movement from fright or surprise
Rachel started at his touch.
Synonyms
jump,
shy,
jerk,
twitch,
flinch,
recoil
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