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be/look + pinched
系动词后作表语，形容人消瘦、憔悴。
He looked pinched and exhausted.
他看上去消瘦又疲惫。
消瘦的；憔悴的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
消瘦的；憔悴的
thin, drawn, and pale, typically from cold, worry, or hunger
He looked pinched and exhausted.
他看上去消瘦又疲惫。
非常瘦削,仿佛被抽紧的。
Very thin, as if drawn together.
因寒冷、忧虑或饥饿而紧张苍白。
Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
经济上受损或受挫的。
Financially hurt or damaged.
被压缩的。
Compressed.
After months of unemployment, his face looked pinched and tired.
失业几个月后，他的脸看起来消瘦而疲惫。
They are living on a pinched budget, carefully watching every expense.
他们靠着拮据的预算生活，小心地留意每一笔开销。
He felt pinched by the deadlines and the heavy workload.
他因截止日期和繁重的工作感到压抑。
系动词后作表语，形容人消瘦、憔悴。
He looked pinched and exhausted.
他看上去消瘦又疲惫。
介词 with 后接原因，如冷、担忧或饥饿。
Her face was pinched with cold.
她的脸冻得苍白紧绷。
用于表示经济上受损或受挫。
Small shops are pinched by the economic slowdown.
小店受到经济放缓的打击。
常见搭配 pinched nerve，指神经受压迫。
He has a pinched nerve in his shoulder.
他肩膀有一根神经受压迫。
Not this
His face was pinching from the cold.
Use this
His face was pinched from the cold.
pinched 是形容词，表示“因寒冷、忧虑等而苍白消瘦的”；pinching 是动词 pinch 的现在分词，不能用来描述面容状态。应使用过去分词形式的形容词 pinched。
Not this
I am pinch for money this month.
Use this
I am pinched for money this month.
表示“经济拮据、手头紧”时，pinched 是形容词，必须与 be 动词连用，不能使用动词原形 pinch。因此应把 pinch 改为 pinched。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
消瘦的脸
His pinched face reflected the long illness.
他消瘦的脸透露出久病的折磨。
因寒冷而脸色苍白憔悴的
The children's faces were pinched with cold.
孩子们的脸因寒冷而变得苍白憔悴。
手头拮据的
We're a bit pinched for money this month.
我们这个月手头有点紧。
受压的神经
A pinched nerve in his back made it hard to move.
他背部的一根神经受到压迫，使他难以活动。
手头拮据；缺钱
I would invite you, but I'm a bit pinched for money this month.
我很想请你，但这个月我有点手头拮据。
冻得面色苍白；因寒冷而憔悴
The children looked pinched with cold after waiting outside.
孩子们在外面等了一会儿，冻得脸色苍白。
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联想“捏”(pinch)：脸像被捏过一样瘦削苍白，钱包被捏紧而拮据。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary description of appearance、financial news or casual talk、medical discussion of a compressed nerve pinched 作形容词时含义较分散：描绘面容瘦削、憔悴多用于书面或文学叙事，语域偏正式；表示经济拮据时在新闻报道和日常口语中都常见；表示身体部位受挤压（如神经）则多用于医疗或技术语境。整体语域随搭配变化，故标记为混合。
与 pinched /pɪntʃt/ 押韵的词有 winched、cinched、lynched、flinched，韵部都是 /ɪntʃt/。注意 clenched /klɛntʃt/ 和 quenched /kwɛntʃt/ 拼写相近（都以 -ched 结尾），但元音是 /ɛ/，并不押韵。
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