cringe

cringe

英 [krɪn(d)ʒ]
　　美 [krɪndʒ]

vi. 畏縮；奉承；阿諛
　　n. 畏縮；奉承

中文詞源：

cringe 畏縮

來自PIE*sker, 彎，轉，詞源同ring, curve. 詞義由彎，轉過渡到蜷縮，畏縮。

例句：

1. Your foolish talk makes me cringe.
你說的蠢話使我厭煩.

2. He abandoned every particle of self - respect cringe and fawn.
他把 自尊心 丟得一幹二凈.

3. His way of sleeping makes me cringe.
他睡覺的方式令我生厭.

4. Those two words in the title might have made you cringe.
標題中的這兩個字可能會嚇你一跳.

5. They can be impulsive , faithful and take risks others may cringe from.
在其他畏縮的時期,他們可能為所驅, 敦樸的擔當風險.