Word · Frequency #10809
Wince
畏缩；退缩
flinch, as in pain or distress
- 1.
To flinch as if in pain or distress.
因疼痛或困扰而退缩
- 2.
To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
用卷轴洗涤(布料)、浸染等
- 3.
To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.
在不稳或不耐烦时踢或跳动
踢蹬；乱冲；用绞盘洗涤（布料）；因疼痛或困扰而退缩；用卷轴洗涤(布料)、浸染等；在不稳或不耐烦时踢或跳动
In use
He winced when he accidentally touched the hot pan.
She winces at the loud sound of fireworks.
I saw him wincing as the nurse applied the antiseptic.
Verb forms
base wince · third person winces · -ing wincing · past winced · past participle winced
规则动词，加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- wince in pain
- 因疼痛而退缩
- He winced in pain as the nurse cleaned the wound.护士清洗伤口时，他疼得退缩了一下。
- wince at the sight of blood
- 看到血就畏缩
- She winces at the sight of blood, so I looked away.她一看到血就退缩，所以我把目光移开了。
- wince with embarrassment
- 因尴尬而畏缩
- He winced with embarrassment when he forgot his lines on stage.他在台上忘词时，尴尬得缩了一下。
- make someone wince
- 使某人畏缩
- The sound of nails on a chalkboard makes me wince.指甲划过黑板的声音让我畏缩。
- wince slightly
- 微微退缩
- She winced slightly when the doctor pressed the bruise.医生按到淤青时，她微微缩了一下。
- wince at the memory
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：wince像win加ce，本想赢却没赢，疼得龇牙退缩。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：疼痛或不适时、听到刺耳声音时、感到尴尬或难堪时 wince 多用于描述因疼痛、尴尬或听到刺耳声音时不由自主地退缩或皱眉；属于中性词，口语和书面语都比较常见，通常不带有强烈的感情色彩。
Grammar Note
常与at或from连用，表示因疼痛或不适而退缩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音提示：以 -ince 结尾的词（since, mince, prince, quince, convince）与 wince 押韵；rinse /rɪns/ 也押韵，尽管拼写是 -nse。注意区分 wins /wɪnz/ 和 winds /wɪndz/，它们以 /nz/ 或 /ndz/ 结尾，而不是 /ns/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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