flinch

noun

1. a reflex response to sudden pain

Synonym: wince

verb

1. draw back, as with fear or pain

e.g. she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

Synonym: squinchfunkcringeshrinkwincerecoilquail

1. 退缩;畏缩
If you flinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you.

e.g. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching...
穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
e.g. The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.
岩石尖尖的表面剐到了她的皮肤，令她后缩了一下。

2. 躲避;回避;不愿意做
If you flinch from something unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it.

flinch

e.g. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge...
国际社会在面对这一挑战时不应该回避。
e.g. He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions.
在艰难的财政决策面前他从没有退缩过。

1. flinch的解释

1. 畏缩：前面加 b 含义不变(brim),前面加鬼真恐怖(grim),前面加 p 才是端 庄整洁(prim) 六个 mm 精力充沛(vim),卖了 mm 变成残废(maim),mm 的家里塞满果酱(jam) 只有 inch 是英寸(inch),飞回一寸为畏缩(flinch),拍进一寸用手捏(pinch),

2. flinch的反义词

2. 突肩闭眼：Flechette [镖弹] | Flinch [突肩闭眼] | Flintlock [燧石枪、燧发枪机]

3. (突然)退缩：Amygdala: 杏仁核;扁桃体 | Flinch: (突然)退缩 | Dissolve: 消除;(使)消失、消散

4. 退缩：flightism 逃跑主义 | flinch 退缩 | flock 群