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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。
令人尴尬的；使人难堪的
cringier — comparative of cringey
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
令人尴尬的；使人难堪的
Causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
His jokes are so cringey.
他的笑话让人尴尬极了。
令人尴尬的；使人难堪的。
Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing.
畏缩的；怯懦的。
Cringing; cowardly.
His jokes were so cringey that I wanted to leave the room.
他的笑话太令人尴尬了，我想离开房间。
She found the entire ceremony cringey and couldn't watch.
她觉得整个仪式很让人难堪，看不下去。
That cringey video made everyone cover their faces.
那个令人尴尬的视频让大家都捂住了脸。
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。
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。
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 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。
Not this
That joke made me cringey.
Use this
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。
Not this
That movie was cringed.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
我太尬了，我太尬了，我太尬了，耶。
In this song, the singer calls himself cringey, admitting his awkwardness.
在这首歌中，歌手称自己很尬，承认自己的尴尬。
Use cringier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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’。
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。
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。
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