flinch 音标拼音: [fl'ɪntʃ]
vi . 畏缩,退缩,畏首畏尾
n . 退缩,一种把牌堆积在桌上的游戏
畏缩,退缩,畏首畏尾退缩,一种把牌堆积在桌上的游戏
flinch n 1 :
a reflex response to sudden pain [
synonym : {
wince }, {
flinch }]
v 1 :
draw back ,
as with fear or pain ; "
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf " [
synonym : {
flinch },
{
squinch }, {
funk }, {
cringe }, {
shrink }, {
wince }, {
recoil },
{
quail }]
Flinch \
Flinch \,
n .
The act of flinching .
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1913 Webster ]
Flinch \
Flinch \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Flinched };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Flinching }.] [
Prob .
fr .
OE .
flecchen to waver ,
give way ,
F .
fl ['
e ]
chir ,
fr .
L .
flectere to bend ;
but prob .
influenced by E .
blench .
Cf . {
Flex }.]
1 .
To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking ,
from pain or danger ;
to fail in doing or perserving ;
to show signs of yielding or of suffering ;
to shrink ;
to wince ;
as ,
one of the parties flinched from the combat .
[
1913 Webster ]
A child ,
by a constant course of kindness ,
may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining . --
Locke .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Croquet )
To let the foot slip from a ball ,
when attempting to give a tight croquet .
[
1913 Webster ]
72 Moby Thesaurus words for "
flinch ":
avoid ,
avoidance ,
be startled ,
blanch ,
blench ,
blink ,
boggle ,
cower ,
cringe ,
demur ,
dodge ,
draw back ,
draw in ,
duck ,
elude ,
escape ,
eschew ,
evade ,
evasion ,
fade ,
fall back ,
fallback ,
falter ,
fight shy of ,
funk ,
hang back ,
hang off ,
have qualms ,
hesitate ,
hold off ,
jib ,
jump ,
jump a mile ,
make bones about ,
pause ,
pull back ,
pull in ,
pull out ,
pullback ,
pullout ,
quail ,
recede ,
recoil ,
reel back ,
retire ,
retract ,
retreat ,
scruple ,
sheer off ,
shrink ,
shrink back ,
shrink from ,
shun ,
shy ,
shy at ,
sidestep ,
sidestepping ,
squinch ,
start ,
start aside ,
start back ,
startle ,
stick at ,
stickle ,
strain ,
swerve ,
turn aside ,
waver ,
weasel ,
weasel out ,
wince ,
withdraw
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