pinch/pɪntʃ/

vt

1. 捏；拧，夹

• I pinched my fingers in the door as I closed it. 我关门时夹着手指了。

• The baby cried out because someone pinched his nose. 婴儿因为有人捏他的鼻子而大哭。

2. (尤指鞋)夹紧

• My new shoes pinch me. 我的新鞋夹脚。

3. 非正式 偷；擅自拿走

• My purse was pinched on the bus. 我的钱包在公共汽车上被偷了。

4. 常用被动 英旧 逮捕(某人)

• The thief was pinched red-handed. 小偷被当场抓住。

vi

1. 捏，夹，拧

2. (尤指鞋)夹脚

• I regretted having bought these boots because they pinch. 我后悔买了这双靴子，因为它们夹脚。

词组pinch and save (或scrape) 省吃俭用

• He led his life pinching and scraping. 他省吃俭用地过日子。

where the shoe pinches 见shoe¹