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单词 blench
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
blench1 /blɛntʃ/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to make a sudden movement away from something because of fear;
    shrink;
    flinch;
    quail.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
blench1  (blench),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to shrink;
    flinch;
    quail:an unsteady eye that blenched under another's gaze.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English blenchen, Old English blencan; cognate with Old Norse blekkja, Middle High German blenken
blench′er, n. 
blench′ing•ly, adv. 
    See wince. 

blench2  (blench),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. 
  1. to make or become pale or white;
    blanch.
  • variant of blanch1 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blench /blɛntʃ/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to shy away, as in fear; quail
Etymology: Old English blencan to deceive
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