flinching

英 [ˈflɪntʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈflɪntʃɪŋ]

v.  (突然)退缩; 畏缩
flinch的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 退缩;畏缩
  If youflinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you.
  1. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching...
     穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
  2. The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.
     岩石尖尖的表面剐到了她的皮肤，令她后缩了一下。
• VERB 躲避;回避;不愿意做
  If youflinchfromsomething unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it.
  1. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge...
     国际社会在面对这一挑战时不应该回避。
  2. He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions.
     在艰难的财政决策面前他从没有退缩过。

双语例句

• Bill listened to the insults without flinching.
  比尔听着这些辱骂没有退缩。
• But for that to happen, India must stop flinching from commercial engagement with the rest of the world and learn to embrace it as an invigorating challenge.
  不过，要实现这个目标，印度必须大胆地与全球其它国家进行商业往来，勇敢面对这个令人振奋的挑战。
• The explorers endured without flinching the rigours of an arctic winter.
  探险家们毫不畏缩地忍受北极冬天的严寒。
• The main conclusions are as follows: ( 1) The glacier presented obvious flinching and the glacier in different basin changed differently.
  分析得出的主要结论有：（1）奇台县冰川20年来呈现显著退缩状态，不同流域的冰川在不同时期的变化不一致。
• But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.
  但是如果立即面对它毫不退缩，危险便会减半。
• She listened to the teacher's criticisms without flinching.
  她毫不畏缩地听着老师的批评。
• The fighter could not help flinching from the blow aimed by his opponent.
  拳击手不得不躲过对手的一拳。
• The flinching and licking time of the injected paw were recorded.
  完成处理后，记录缩腿、舔爪时间。
• Chan says Chinese Zodiac, and the many films before it, have taken their toll on his body. It hurts, it really hurts, he says, flinching. The shoulder, the ankle, it really hurts.
  成龙还表示：包括《十二生肖》在内以及之前的许多电影让他浑身伤病，电影中的打斗场面会让他受伤，这些伤痛非常疼，肩膀、脚踝以及很多地方都受过伤。
• That I can do this without flinching.
  让我可以毫无畏惧的工作。