twinge

noun

1. （一阵）剧痛，刺痛
   a sudden short feeling of pain
   1. He felt a twinge in his knee.
      他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
2. （一阵）不快，难过，痛苦
   a sudden short feeling of an unpleasant emotion
   1. a twinge of disappointment
      一阵失望

1. N-COUNT (通常指不快的)一阵强烈情感
   A twinge is a sudden sharp feeling or emotion, usually an unpleasant one.
   1. I would have twinges of guilt occasionally…
      我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
   2. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
      有一瞬间，阿诺德对威尔逊先生心生同情。
2. N-COUNT (一阵)剧痛，刺痛
   A twinge is a sudden sharp pain.
   1. He felt a slight twinge in his damaged hamstring.
      他受伤的腘绳肌感到一阵轻微的刺痛。
   2. …the occasional twinge of indigestion.
      消化不良引起的偶发性剧痛

1. I would have twinges of guilt occasionally
   我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
2. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
   有一瞬间，阿诺德对威尔逊先生心生同情。
3. He felt a slight twinge in his damaged hamstring.
   他受伤的腘绳肌感到一阵轻微的刺痛。
4. the occasional twinge of indigestion.
   消化不良引起的偶发性剧痛
5. Has your action never given you a twinge of conscience?
   你做这事不屈心吗？
6. But at Princeton, studying art history, I felt the first twinge of literary ambition.
   然而在普林斯顿大学，作为艺术史系的学生，我第一次有了在文学界施展抱负的冲动。
7. And not a twinge of bodily pain about me!
   我可是一点儿肉体的痛苦也没有受到啊！
8. But I also felt a twinge of apprehension because it seemed so easy to confuse this virtual world for reality.
   但另一方面，我也感到了一丝恐惧，因为这项技术实在非常容易让人对真实与虚拟世界产生混淆。
9. You can neither blame nor commend him without some twinge of conscience.
   你无论是责备他或是称赞他，良心上总不免有点刺痛的意味似的。
10. But this Christmas, I almost feel a twinge of pity.
    但这个圣诞节，我几乎对它们怀有一丝怜悯。
11. I felt a twinge of guilt.
    我感到一阵痛彻心扉的内疚。
12. But as I kept studying the correlations in my life, I learned to change course when I felt the first twinge.
    但是，当我不断研究自己生活中的关联时，我学会当感到隐隐作痛就改变路线。
13. I felt the same twinge in my heart.
    我的心中有着同样的痛楚。
14. I felt a twinge in my leg.
    我感到腿上一阵疼痛。
15. It's just a twinge of appendicitis.
    这只是阑尾炎造成的疼痛。
16. Hugh felt a twinge of fear when he saw the officer approaching him.
    休看见那军官走近时，不禁感到一阵恐惧。
17. He might suffer the least rudimentary twinge of conscience in whatever he did, and in just so far he was evil and sinning.
    也许他对自己做的事有那么一丁点儿的良心不安，那么就是在这一点儿上他是邪恶有罪的。
18. He felt a slight twinge in his knee.
    他觉得膝盖有点刺痛。
19. He felt a twinge in his knee as he jumped over the wall.
    他跳过墙时觉得膝盖一阵剧痛。
20. Her eyes met his bravely in spite of her hurt, and he fought down a twinge of guilt at the pain he saw in her wan face.
    她的眼睛看到了他的勇敢，虽然伤害过她，他看到她郁悒的脸上的痛苦，他战胜了罪恶感的阵痛。
21. Sometimes the task of settling her falls to me, and often as I put her down amid the Teddies, snuggled in a pink gingham sleep suit, I feel a sharp twinge of envy.
    有时，安顿她睡下的任务会落在我头上，当我让她舒服地套上粉色条格平布睡衣、躺在一群“泰迪熊”之中时，往往会有一股强烈的嫉妒感。
22. He could not help feeling a twinge of panic.
    他不由得一阵心慌意乱。
23. He paused, took a deep breath, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.
    他停顿了一下，深深地吸了一口气，因为他的心里对那个桌子被打翻了的卖苹果的女孩子深感同情。
24. This gave me more than a twinge of uneasiness.
    这件事使我内心非常不安。
25. "What did you have in mind?" I asked, with a twinge of annoyance.
    “你想玩什么？”带着一丝厌烦，我反问她。
26. Be compassionate in your approach; the promise-breaker often doesn't see this anywhere near as seriously as you, even if they feel a twinge of guilt.
    对你的方式同情：这位承诺打破者往往远不会把这看得和你那么重，即便他们感到一丝愧疚感。
27. I asked, with a twinge of annoyance.
    我带着一丝不悦问道。
28. Michael: Oh, I pulled a muscle in my right leg while playing with my kids last weekend. It's hard to walk without feeling a twinge of pain.
    麦克：哦，上个周末和孩子玩耍的时候右腿抽筋了。感觉到一阵阵的疼痛，走路很困难。
29. One event during the campaign gave me a slight twinge of conscience.
    战役期间的一件事使我稍感内疚。
30. A sudden twinge of feeling brought him to a dead stop.
    突然一阵内疚又使他停住了脚步。

noun

1. a sharp stab of pain

2. a sudden sharp feeling
   1. pangs of regret
   2. she felt a stab of excitement
   3. twinges of conscience

   Synonym:    pangstab

verb

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

   Synonym:    pinchsqueezetweetniptwitch

2. feel a sudden sharp, local pain

3. cause a stinging pain
   1. The needle pricked his skin

   Synonym:    pricksting