cringing

1. VERB 为…觉得难为情;对…感到厌恶；退缩
   If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
   1. Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar...
      安开始弹吉他时，莫莉感到有些难堪。
   2. Chris had cringed at the thought of using her own family for publicity...
      一想到要拿自己的家庭作宣传，克丽丝就感到厌烦。
   3. I cringed in horror.
      我吓得往后缩。

1. When a nearby restaurant asked me to host an open mic, the three of us got together, with an initial repertoire consisting of whatever I could sing without cringing.
   后来附近一家餐馆邀请我主持一次歌会，我们三人就一起在这次“处女秀”中大大方方地唱了所有会唱的歌。
2. Some people look forward to its opening, but I am not alone in cringing.
   有些人热切盼望着它的开业，而有些人对此有保留意见，我就是其中之一。
3. A woman breastfeeding her 3-year-old son is the cover photo of this week's Time magazine for a story on attachment parenting, and reactions ranged from applause to cringing to shrugs.
   本周《时代》杂志的封面照片是一位正在给3岁的儿子喂母乳的女性，讲述了有关亲密育儿法的故事。封面引发强烈反响，有人击掌叫好，也有人极为反感。
4. It seems impossible not to fall in love with Fiona, or to watch her struggles without cringing and crying.
   观众似乎很难不爱上菲奥娜，我们会目睹她奋力前行时毫无畏惧和泪水。
5. I could even examine the sheaf of bills without cringing.
   我甚至可以毫不畏惧地打开那一叠账单了。
6. However, he may be reserved toward strangers but not to the point of showing fear or cringing in the ring.
   无论如何，他可能对陌生人有保留，但决不会显得害怕或畏缩。
7. A group of adults sits cringing in a circle of plastic chairs, each clearly wondering whether it is too late to duck out of this weekend workshop for only children.
   一群成年人缩手缩脚地坐在一圈塑料椅上，每个人显然都在考虑，要退出这个独生子女周末研讨会，是不是已经来不及。
8. She's always cringing to the boss.
   她在上司面前总是卑躬屈膝。
9. He had a cringing manner but a very harsh voice.
   他有卑屈谄媚的神情，但是声音却十分粗沙。
10. He pants cringing I love the danger.
    我喜欢冒这样的危险。

adj

1. totally submissive

   Synonym:    grovelinggrovellingwormlikewormy