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畏缩；退缩
cringes — plural of cringe
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畏缩；退缩
A gesture or posture of recoiling or shrinking, often from fear or disgust.
She gave a small cringe when the dentist picked up the drill.
牙医拿起钻头时，她微微缩了一下。
退缩或畏缩的姿势或动作。
A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).
卑躬屈膝的行为或态度。
An act or disposition of servile obeisance.
He turned away with a cringe as the spider crawled closer.
蜘蛛爬近时，他畏缩地转过身去。
I noticed her cringes every time the balloon popped.
每次气球爆开，我都注意到她往后一缩。
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Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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