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cringing at sth
表示因恐惧或厌恶而退缩。
She was cringing at the sound of thunder.
她听到雷声畏缩了。
畏缩；退缩
cringings — plural of cringing
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畏缩；退缩
the act of drawing back in fear or pain
She was cringing at the sound of thunder.
她听到雷声畏缩了。
畏缩的行为
Act of one who cringes.
The manager's cringing before the regional director embarrassed everyone in the meeting.
经理在区域总监面前卑躬屈膝的样子让会议上的每个人都很尴尬。
She was annoyed by her own cringing whenever the teacher asked her a question.
她讨厌自己每次在老师提问时畏畏缩缩的样子。
Much to his disgust, his cringings had become a habit in front of his in-laws.
令他自己都厌恶的是，在岳父母面前卑躬屈膝已经成了他的习惯。
表示因恐惧或厌恶而退缩。
She was cringing at the sound of thunder.
她听到雷声畏缩了。
表示奉承或畏惧的顺从行为。
He was cringing before the boss, hoping to avoid criticism.
他在老板面前卑躬屈膝，希望避免批评。
强调伴随的情绪。
He was cringing with embarrassment after his mistake.
他犯错后羞愧难当。
Not this
He cringing to the boss is obvious.
Use this
His cringing to the boss is obvious.
在英语中，动名词短语作主语时，如果动作的执行者是特定的人，应该使用所有格形容词（如his），而不是主格代词（如he）。中文学习者常因汉语中没有这种所有格标记而忽略这一规则。
Not this
She is very cringing.
Use this
She is very cringy.
“Cringing”是名词或现在分词，不能用作形容词来描述人的性格或行为。应使用形容词“cringy”表示“谄媚的”或“令人尴尬的”。中文学习者受动词-ing形式的影响，容易误用。
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gerund form of 'cringe'
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