pinch

verb

用拇指和手指 with thumb and finger

1. 拧；捏；掐
   to take a piece of sb's skin between your thumb and first finger and squeeze hard, especially to hurt the person
   1. My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.
      我姐姐老拧我，好痛喔。
   2. He pinched the baby's cheek playfully.
      他捏着宝宝的脸颊逗着玩。
   3. 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。
2. 捏住；夹紧
   to hold sth tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together
   1. Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.
      用手指捏住鼻孔止血。
   2. a pinched nerve in the neck
      脖子上一条被挤压的神经

鞋 of a shoe

3. 夹（脚）；夹痛
   if sth such as a shoe pinches part of your body, it hurts you because it is too tight
   1. These new shoes pinch.
      这双新鞋夹脚。

偷窃 steal

4. 偷摸；行窃
   to steal sth, especially sth small and not very valuable
   1. Who's pinched my pen?
      谁拿了我的笔？

昂贵 cost too much

5. 使花费过多；使入不敷出
   to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend
   1. Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.
      提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。

拘捕 arrest

6. 逮捕
   to arrest sb
   1. I was pinched for dangerous driving.
      我因危险驾驶而被抓住。

noun

用拇指和手指 with thumb and finger

1. 捏；掐；拧
   an act of squeezing a part of sb's skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them
   1. She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.
      她拧一下他的胳膊把他唤醒。

少量 small amount

2. 一撮
   the amount of sth that you can hold between your finger and thumb
   1. a pinch of salt
      一撮盐

1. VERB 捏；拧；掐；夹
   If you pinch 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.
   1. She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
      她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
   2. 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。
   3. Pinch is also a noun.
      
   4. She gave him a little pinch.
      她轻轻地捏了他一下。
2. 把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。 → see: Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
3. VERB 偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品）
   To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.
   1. Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
      你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
   2. ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
      偷走他钱包的扒手
4. PHRASE 必要时；在紧要关头
   If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
   1. 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。
5. PHRASE 感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩
   If a person or company is 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.
   1. 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。
6. PHRASE 身处困境；处境艰难
   If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.
   1. I'd trust her in a pinch...
      身处困境时，我信任她。
   2. Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
      每个人都知道他境况艰难。

1. Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne.
   调以盐、胡椒和少许辣椒粉。
2. Pinch out the tips of the young growths to make for compact, bushy plants.
   掐掉幼株的芽尖以便让它们长得紧凑浓密，呈丛生状。
3. She pinched his arm as hard as she could
   她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
   你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. I'd trust her in a pinch
   身处困境时，我信任她。
10. Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
    每个人都知道他境况艰难。
11. The staff here can pinch hit for each other when the hotel is busy.
    宾馆客人多时，这里的职员可以互相替班。
12. The more miraculous parts of this account should be taken with a pinch of salt.
    对这篇记述中那些颇具神奇色彩的部分也不应全信。
13. Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot.
    宁愿把鞋铰开，也不能让脚受屈。
14. In a pinch, you could get home on foot.
    在万不得已时，你可以步行回家。
15. He put a pinch of salt on his food.
    他在自己的食物上洒了一撮盐。
16. 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。
17. These shoes must be too small because they pinch.
    因为这双鞋夹脚，所以一定是太小。
18. It's six months since he lost his job, so he's beginning to feel the pinch.
    他失业已有六个月了，所以开始感到相当困难。
19. 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。
20. This pair of glasses seems to pinch a bit.
    这副眼镜似乎紧了一点。
21. Yesterday, when we were at the Taj Mahal, I told him You have to pinch me.
    昨天，当我们在泰姬陵的时候，我告诉他你得掐一下我。
22. Pinch me and I will react.
    你要掐我我就有反应。
23. Fortunately, if you're in a pinch you can bypass it.
    幸运的是，如果你在一个捏，您可以绕过它。
24. He gave the boy a pinch on the cheek for joke.
    他开玩笑地在男孩的脸颊上拧了一把。
25. If I spilt the salt, I should toss a pinch over my left shoulder to ward off misfortune.
    如果我把盐弄撒了，我就得拾起一撮盐从左臂上扔过去以避免灾祸。
26. I will help you in a pinch.
    有紧急情况我会帮助你。
27. At a pinch this can be used as a weapon.
    必要时，这家伙可当武器用。
28. The new shoes pinch my toes.
    新鞋太紧，夹痛了我的脚趾。
29. I suppose that, at a pinch, we could use my car.
    我想，必要时，我们可以用我的车。

pinch sth↔off/out

1. 掐掉；摘掉
   to remove sth by pressing your fingers together and pulling

v.

pinch pennies

• 一毛不拔；吝啬
  to try to spend as little money as possible

n.

at a pinch

• 必要时；不得已时
  used to say that sth could be done or used in a particular situation if it is really necessary
  1. We can get six people round this table at a pinch.
     必要时，这张桌子可以坐六个人。

take sth with a pinch of salt

• 不完全相信；半信半疑
  to be careful about believing that sth is completely true

feel the pinch

• 手头拮据；经济困难
  to not have enough money
  1. Lots of people who have lost their jobs are starting to feel the pinch.
     大量失业者开始感到日子不好过了。

noun

1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   1. the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

   Synonym:    apprehensionarrestcatchcollartaking into custody

2. a squeeze with the fingers

   Synonym:    tweak

3. a small sharp bite or snip

   Synonym:    nip

4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
   1. he never knew what to do in an emergency

   Synonym:    emergencyexigency

5. a slight but appreciable amount
   1. this dish could use a touch of garlic

   Synonym:    touchhinttingemitejotspecksoupcon

6. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

7. a painful or straitened circumstance
   1. the pinch of the recession

verb

1. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
   1. smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
   2. the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back

   Synonym:    vellicate

2. cut the top off
   1. top trees and bushes

   Synonym:    top

3. squeeze tightly between the fingers
   1. He pinched her behind
   2. She squeezed the bottle

   Synonym:    squeezetwingetweetniptwitch

4. make ridges into by pinching together

   Synonym:    crimp

5. make off with belongings of others

   Synonym:    pilfercabbagepurloinabstractsnarfswipehooksneakfilchnobblelift