英语词汇“pinch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pinchverb

uk/pɪntʃ/us/pɪntʃ/

pinch verb (PRESS)

[ I or T ] to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain:

Ouch! Stop pinching (me)!

These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet).

pinch yourself informal

You say that you have to pinch yourself if you cannot really believe something that has happened because it is so good or so strange:

I can't believe that he's back from Canada and he's mine - I keep having to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.

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Squeezing and grinding

compact
compress
compression
concertina
constrict
crush
depress
firm
grind
ground
mill
pack
pound
pulp
pulverize
scrunch
shut
shut sth in sth
squeeze
squinch

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Not believing

pinch verb (STEAL)

[ T ] informal to steal something:

Right, who's pinched my chair?

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Stealing

abscond
aggravated burglary
appropriate
armed robbery
break in/break into sth
duff
larceny
liberate
light-fingered
loot
looting
mug
relieve
rob
robbery
run off with sth
scrump
shoplifting
sting
whip

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Idiom(s)

pinch pennies

pinchnoun

uk/pɪntʃ/us/pɪntʃ/

pinch noun (AMOUNT)

[ C ] a small amount of something, such as a powder, especially the amount that a person can hold between their first finger and thumb:

While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme.

figurative Opinion polls on subjects like this should be taken with a pinch of scepticism.

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Words meaning small pieces and amounts

by a nose idiom
chip
clipping
crumb
dollop
droplet
flake
germ
jot
nose
pat
patch
pennyworth
pinpoint
scattering
scintilla
shadow
shard
shred
slip

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pinch noun (PRESS)

[ C usually singular ] the act of pinching something or someone:

She gave Emma a painful pinch on the arm.

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Squeezing and grinding

compact
compress
compression
concertina
constrict
crush
depress
firm
grind
ground
mill
pack
pound
pulp
pulverize
scrunch
shut
shut sth in sth
squeeze
squinch

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Idiom(s)

at a pinch

单词	pinch
释义	Contents verb (2) pinch (PRESS) pinch (STEAL) noun (2) pinch (AMOUNT) pinch (PRESS) Contents verb (1) pinch (PRESS) noun (1) pinch (AMOUNT) English American pinchverb uk/pɪntʃ/us/pɪntʃ/ pinch verb (PRESS) [ I or T ] to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain: Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet). pinch yourself informal You say that you have to pinch yourself if you cannot really believe something that has happened because it is so good or so strange: I can't believe that he's back from Canada and he's mine - I keep having to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Squeezing and grinding compact compress compression concertina constrict crush depress firm grind ground mill pack pound pulp pulverize scrunch shut shut sth in sth squeeze squinch See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not believing pinch verb (STEAL) [ T ] informal to steal something: Right, who's pinched my chair? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Stealing abscond aggravated burglary appropriate armed robbery break in/break into sth duff larceny liberate light-fingered loot looting mug relieve rob robbery run off with sth scrump shoplifting sting whip See more results » Idiom(s) pinch pennies pinchnoun uk/pɪntʃ/us/pɪntʃ/ pinch noun (AMOUNT) [ C ] a small amount of something, such as a powder, especially the amount that a person can hold between their first finger and thumb: While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme. figurative Opinion polls on subjects like this should be taken with a pinch of scepticism. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a nose idiom chip clipping crumb dollop droplet flake germ jot nose pat patch pennyworth pinpoint scattering scintilla shadow shard shred slip See more results » pinch noun (PRESS) [ C usually singular ] the act of pinching something or someone: She gave Emma a painful pinch on the arm. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Squeezing and grinding compact compress compression concertina constrict crush depress firm grind ground mill pack pound pulp pulverize scrunch shut shut sth in sth squeeze squinch See more results » Idiom(s) at a pinch pinchverb [ I/T ] us/pɪntʃ/ pinch verb [ I/T ] (PRESS) to tightly press something, esp. someone’s skin, between your finger and thumb or between two surfaces: [ T ] He pinched his nose together and breathed through his mouth. [ T ] I had to pinch myself so I’d know I wasn’t dreaming. Idiom(s) in a pinch pinchnoun us/pɪntʃ/ pinch noun (AMOUNT) [ C ] a small amount of something, esp. the amount that you can hold between your finger and thumb: a pinch of nutmeg/pepper
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pinchverb

pinch verb (PRESS)

pinch verb (STEAL)

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pinchnoun

pinch noun (AMOUNT)

pinch noun (PRESS)

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pinchverb [ I/T ]

pinch verb [ I/T ] (PRESS)

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pinchnoun

pinch noun (AMOUNT)