Word
cringey
令人尴尬的；使人难堪的
Causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
- 1.
Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
令人尴尬的；使人难堪的。
- 2.
Cringing; cowardly.
畏缩的；怯懦的。
畏缩的；怯懦的；令人尴尬的；使人难堪的。；畏缩的；怯懦的。
In use
His jokes were so cringey that I wanted to leave the room.
She found the entire ceremony cringey and couldn't watch.
That cringey video made everyone cover their faces.
be + cringey
cringey 作表语，表示某事令人尴尬或使人难堪。
His jokes are so cringey.
他的笑话让人尴尬极了。
a cringey + 名词
cringey 作定语修饰名词，常见于口语和社交媒体语境。
That was a cringey moment.
那是个让人尴尬的时刻。
find + 宾语 + cringey
用 find 表示主观感受，后接宾语再加 cringey 作补语。
I find this video a bit cringey.
我觉得这个视频有点让人难堪。
cringey to + 动词
cringey to do 结构描述做某事时令人感到不适或尴尬。
This scene is cringey to watch.
这个场面看着让人尴尬。
Common mistakes
That joke made me cringey.That joke made me cringe.
cringey 是形容词，表示“令人尴尬的”，应描述让人难堪的事物，而不是描述人的感受。要表达“某事让我觉得尴尬/忍不住畏缩”，应用动词 cringe，所以改为 made me cringe。
That movie was cringed.That movie was cringey.
cringed 是动词 cringe 的过去式或过去分词，不能作形容词来描述电影的性质，而且 cringe 是不及物动词，不能用被动语态。表示“电影很尴尬”应用形容词 cringey。
Connections
Collocations
- cringey moment
- 令人尴尬的时刻
- That cringey moment when you realize everyone heard your mistake.当你意识到大家都听到了你的错误时，那真是令人尴尬的时刻。
- cringey video
- 尴尬的视频
- He showed us a cringey video of himself dancing at the party.他给我们看了一段他在聚会上跳舞的尴尬视频。
- cringey dialogue
- 尴尬的台词
- The movie's cringey dialogue made the love scenes hard to watch.电影里尴尬的台词让爱情场面很难看下去。
- cringey behavior
- 令人难堪的行为
- His cringey behavior at the meeting annoyed everyone.他在会议上的难堪行为让所有人都不快。
- cringey content
- 令人尴尬的内容
- Social media is full of cringey content that people post for attention.社交媒体上满是人们为博关注而发布的令人尴尬的内容。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：看到尴尬场面，你会‘cringe’（缩脖子/尬住），所以 cringey 就是‘令人尴尬的’。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：社交媒体、日常聊天、网络评论 cringey 通常用于非正式场合，常见于社交媒体或朋友间的聊天，表示“令人尴尬的”或“让人难堪的”；在正式或书面语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cringey /ˈkrɪndʒi/ 押韵的词（重读元音同为 /ɪ/，后面同为 /ndʒi/）：stingy /ˈstɪndʒi/、fringy /ˈfrɪndʒi/、whingey /ˈwɪndʒi/、singey /ˈsɪndʒi/。注意：spongy 和 grungy 虽以 /ndʒi/ 结尾，但重读元音是 /ʌ/，与 cringey 不押韵；拼写上易混淆的 dinghy 读 /ˈdɪŋi/，cringe 读 /krɪndʒ/，读音也不同。另：cringy 是 cringey 的异体拼写，读音相同。
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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