a slight flinch
collocation轻微退缩
She gave a slight flinch when the cold water touched her skin.
冷水碰到皮肤时，她微微退缩了一下。
退缩；畏缩
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退缩；畏缩
A reflexive jerking away, as from pain or fear.
She couldn't suppress a flinch when the needle pricked her skin.
当针扎到她的皮肤时，她忍不住抽搐了一下。
反射性地抽搐
A reflexive jerking away.
打槌球时脚从球上滑落
The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
His flinch during the interview revealed his nervousness.
面试中他的一下退缩暴露了他的紧张。
The soldier's flinch was so quick that most people missed it.
那名士兵的退缩动作非常快，大多数人都没注意到。
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轻微退缩
She gave a slight flinch when the cold water touched her skin.
冷水碰到皮肤时，她微微退缩了一下。
不由自主的退缩
His involuntary flinch betrayed his fear.
他不自觉的退缩暴露了他的恐惧。
明显的退缩
There was a visible flinch in the audience when the stuntman jumped.
特技演员跳下时，观众席上明显有人退缩了一下。
毫不退缩
He took the injection without a flinch.
他打针时毫不退缩。
连一点畏缩都没有；毫不退缩
She told him the bad news, and he replied without so much as a flinch.
她告诉他这个坏消息，他回答时连一点畏缩都没有。
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联想 flint（火石）飞来的瞬间，身体猛地一闪——flinch 就是这种本能退缩。
语域：mixed 常见场景：描述本能反应、槌球运动规则 flinch 作名词时，通常指因惊吓或疼痛而本能地退缩、畏缩的动作；在槌球运动中则特指击球时脚从球上滑脱。日常口语中较少作名词使用，多出现在书面描写或体育规则中，具体含义需根据语境判断。
All listed words except clench rhyme with flinch /flɪntʃ/, sharing the final /ɪntʃ/ sound. Clench looks similar but is pronounced /klentʃ/ (with /e/), not /ɪ/, so it does not rhyme.
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