verb🔗Share捏,掐。 To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt."The children were scolded for pinching each other."孩子们因为互相掐对方而被骂了。bodyactionsensationhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share捏,掐。 To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger."He was pinching the small, colorful paper airplane to keep it from flying away. "他捏着那个小小的,彩色的纸飞机,不让它飞走。bodyactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share捏,掐。 To squeeze between two objects."The door was pinching my fingers! "门把我的手指夹住了!actionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share偷, 顺手牵羊 To steal, usually something inconsequential."Someone has pinched my handkerchief!"有人顺手牵羊把我的手帕拿走了!propertyactionbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share逮捕,抓捕 To arrest or capture."The police are pinching the suspect who robbed the bank. "警察正在抓捕那个抢银行的嫌疑犯。policelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share摘心,打顶 To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield."The gardener is pinching back the basil plants to encourage them to grow bushier and produce more leaves. "园丁正在给罗勒摘心,这样能让它们长得更茂盛,叶子也更多。agricultureplantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抢风航行,顶风行驶 To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter."The sailor was pinching, trying to get as close to the wind as possible, but the telltales on the sail started to flutter, warning him he was pushing it too far. "水手在抢风航行,想尽可能地顶风行驶,但帆上的导流条开始飘动,警告他已经开得太过了。nauticalsailingvehicleoceantechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share咬住,夹住。 To take hold; to grip, as a dog does."The puppy was playfully pinching my shoelaces with its teeth. "小狗淘气地用牙齿咬住我的鞋带,轻轻地夹着玩。animalactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吝啬,抠门. To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.""Since he lost his job, he's been pinching pennies to make ends meet." "自从他失业后,他一直省吃俭用,抠抠搜搜地过日子,才能勉强维持生计。economybusinessfinancevalueattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掐,捏,夹. To seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals."The crab was pinching my toe with its claw. "那只螃蟹正用它的钳子夹我的脚趾头。animalactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拮据,短缺。 To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve."to be pinched for money"手头拮据。physiologyconditioneconomysufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撬动,拨动。 To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch."The train crew had to pinch the car wheels to get it moving again after the track malfunction. "轨道故障后,列车员不得不撬动车轮,才能让车厢重新启动。vehicleactionmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抱怨,挑剔。 To complain or find fault."My dad is always pinching about the amount of time I spend on my phone. "我爸总是抱怨我花太多时间在手机上。attitudecharacteractioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share掐,捏。 The act of one who or that which pinches."The persistent pinching of her new shoes made her feet ache by lunchtime. "这双新鞋不停地夹脚,让她到午饭时就脚疼了。sensationactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share掐尖, 打顶 The act of pinching off new growth."The gardener recommended regular pinching of the tomato suckers to encourage more fruit production. "为了促进番茄多结果,园丁建议定期掐尖/打顶,把番茄的侧枝掐掉。agricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share刺痛的,夹痛的 That pinches, or causes such a sensation"The new shoes are pinching my toes. "这双新鞋挤得我的脚趾头生疼。sensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading