Word · Frequency #20779
twinging
感到一阵刺痛；突然刺痛
twinging is the present participle of twinge.
to have a sudden sharp or pinching pain in a particular part of the body
- 1.
To have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch.
身体某一部位突然感到刺痛或剧痛,如抽搐。
- 2.
cause a stinging pain
引起刺痛感
引起刺痛；使感到刺痛；身体某一部位突然感到刺痛或剧痛,如抽搐。；引起刺痛感；使一阵一阵痛；使刺痛
In use
My shoulder twinges every time I lift my arm.
A muscle in his back twinged as he bent down.
The cold wind made her knees twinge with every step.
Verb forms
base twinge · third person twinges · -ing twingeing · past twinged · past participle twinged
twinge 常用于描述身体部位突然的刺痛。
Connections
Collocations
- twinge with pain
- 因疼痛而突然刺痛
- His injured shoulder twinged with pain whenever he lifted his arm.每当他举起手臂，受伤的肩膀就会因疼痛而突然刺痛。
- twinge sharply
- 突然剧烈刺痛
- The old wound in her side twinged sharply when she laughed.她大笑时，身侧的旧伤突然剧烈刺痛。
- twinge suddenly
- 突然一阵刺痛
- Her back twinged suddenly as she bent down to tie her shoes.她弯下腰系鞋带时，背部突然一阵刺痛。
- twinge with every step
- 每走一步就刺痛
- His sprained ankle twinged with every step he took.他每走一步，扭伤的脚踝就刺痛一下。
Synonyms
- sting
- 刺，蜇；引起刺痛 · sting 常强调外界刺激（如蜂蜇、化学品）造成的火辣刺痛，可及物也可不及物；twinge 则更偏向体内或情绪上突然、短暂的抽搐样痛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：twinge 的 tw 像 twist（拧），-inge 像 hinge（铰链）——身体像被铰链拧了一下，突然一阵刺痛。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或正式叙述中、描述身体突然疼痛时 twinge 作动词时通常用于文学或较正式的叙述，多表示身体某处突然感到刺痛；日常口语中更常用名词形式或 feel a twinge。拼写现在分词时 twingeing 与 twinging 都可见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
twinge /twɪndʒ/ 与 hinge、cringe、fringe、tinge、singe 等词尾 -inge 在这些词中都读 /ɪndʒ/，因此都押韵（whinge /wɪndʒ/ 也押韵）。注意 twine /twaɪn/ 虽以 twi 开头，但读音完全不同；twitch /twɪtʃ/ 也以 twi 开头且意思相近，但结尾是 /tʃ/，二者都不与 twinge 押韵。
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