pinch
英[pɪntʃ] 美[pɪntʃ]
"the pinch of the recession"
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
"He pinched her behind"
"She squeezed the bottle"
"top trees and bushes"
"smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"
"the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
1.捏；拧；掐；夹
If youpinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.
e.g. She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
e.g. We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.
我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。
2.（一）撮；少量
Apinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger.
e.g. Put all the ingredients, including apinch of salt, into a food processor.
把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。
e.g. ...apinch of nutmeg.
一撮肉豆蔻
3.偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品）
Topinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.
e.g. Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
e.g. ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
偷走他钱包的扒手
4.必要时；在紧要关头
If you say that something is possibleat a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possiblein a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
e.g. Six people, and more at apinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.
这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。
5.感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩
If a person or companyis feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.
e.g. Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling thepinch.
消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。
6.身处困境；处境艰难
If you arein a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.
pinch的意思
e.g. I'd trust her in apinch...
身处困境时，我信任她。
e.g. Everyone knew he was in apinch.
每个人都知道他境况艰难。
1. pinch的翻译
1. 收缩：在情况严重时,一次收缩(pinch)可能引起金属线或多义线(poly line)开路,或两根线之间的桥接导致短路. 在另外一些情况下,上文提到的光刻效应会影响晶体管漏电流和开关延时、金属线电容和时序问题,从而引起电路性能劣化和功耗上升.
2. 捏：据说当时淘金者买东西时,商人们会把手伸进淘金者装金沙的袋子中,捏(pinch)一撮金沙作为交换. 为了能得到更多的金沙,商人们通常会雇佣一些手掌较大的人来完成这项任务. 因为这个过程关系到商人的既得利益,
3. 挤压：Ocean Ripple[海洋波纹] |pinch[挤压] | Polar Coordinates[极坐标]
My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.
我姐姐老拧我，好痛喔。
He pinched the baby's cheek playfully.
他捏着宝宝的脸颊逗着玩。
(figurative)She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.
她不得不掐一下自己，弄清楚自己不是在做梦。
pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.
用手指捏住鼻孔止血。
a pinched nerve in the neck
脖子上一条被挤压的神经
These new shoes pinch.
这双新鞋夹脚。
Who's pinched my pen?
谁拿了我的笔？
Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.
提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。
I was pinched for dangerous driving.
我因危险驾驶而被抓住。
She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.
她拧一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。
a pinch of salt
一撮盐
We can get six people round this table at a pinch.
必要时，这张桌子可以坐六个人。
She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.
我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。
Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。
...a pinch of nutmeg.
一撮肉豆蔻
Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
偷走他钱包的扒手
Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.
这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。
Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.
消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。
I'd trust her in a pinch...
身处困境时，我信任她。
Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
每个人都知道他境况艰难。
If you usually pinch back the dead flower heads, new ones will grow.
如果你经常将枯死的花冠掐掉,新花就会长出来。
They are always pinched for money.
他们总是手头拮据。
She would pinch on food in order to spend on clothing.
她过去常把伙食费省下来买衣服。
pinch sb on sthShe pinched me on the arm.
她在我臂上拧了一下。
He pinched out the side shoots.
他掐掉边芽。
He pinched out the top of the plants.
他将植物的顶端掐掉。
The fingers were pinched under a hawser.
手指被夹在了大缆绳下面。
He was pinched with poverty in those days.
在那些日子里,他穷困不堪。
Their faces were pinched with grief.
他们的面容因悲伤而憔悴。
His face was pinched with anxiety for his lost child.
由于丢失了孩子,他的脸上布满了焦虑的神情。
Avoid getting your fingers pinched between..the spokes of the wheel.
出自：J. K. JeromeIf some of us looked a little pale..he would tell us to pinch our cheeks.
出自：C. ChaplinThe copper had hold of me as if he wanted to pinch my arm in half.
出自：L. R. Banks