noun🔗Share畏缩, 躲闪 A reflexive jerking away."My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes."我的眼科医生很讨厌我每次他想靠近我的眼睛时，我都会本能地畏缩一下。physiologybodyactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share失击, 踢空. The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet."The croquet player's flinch cost them the game. "这位槌球选手的那次失击导致他们输掉了比赛。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share畏缩，退缩。 To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe."The child made his drawing and presented it to his father, but his father responded with a critical comment, and the child appeared to flinch. "孩子画好画，把它拿给爸爸看，但是爸爸却批评了一句，孩子听了好像畏缩了一下。physiologysensationbodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share回避，退缩，躲避。 To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty""When asked about the missing money, he seemed to flinch and changed the subject." "当被问到关于丢失的钱的问题时，他似乎有点退缩，然后就转移了话题。attitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share脚下打滑 To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet."During the croquet game, the student flinched, causing the mallet to miss the ball completely. "在槌球比赛中，那个学生脚下打滑了，导致槌子完全没有击中球。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share剥鲸脂, 剥皮 To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc."The crew flinched the blubber from the whale carcass to use for oil. "船员们剥下鲸鱼尸体上的鲸脂，用来炼油。(Chuányuánmen bō xià jīngyú shītǐ shàng de jīngzhī, yòng lái liàn yóu.)animalnauticalfoodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
