a wince of + noun
wince 作名词时，常与 of 连用，表示因某种感受（如疼痛、尴尬）而做出的退缩动作。
A wince of pain crossed her face.
她脸上掠过一丝痛苦的退缩。
退缩；畏缩
winces — plural of wince
（染布或洗布用的）绞盘；卷轴；突然的退缩动作或姿势；用于染色、浸泡或洗涤布料的卷轴；绞盘。它放置在两个染缸之间的隔墙上,以便布料可以随意下降到任一隔间中；退避
突然的退缩动作或姿势
A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
用于染色、浸泡或洗涤布料的卷轴；绞盘。它放置在两个染缸之间的隔墙上,以便布料可以随意下降到任一隔间中
A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.
She gave a wince when the needle went in.
针扎进去时，她疼得退缩了一下。
用法提示：名词用法，指因疼痛而产生的突然退缩动作。
He tried to hide a wince as he stood up.
他站起来时试图掩饰自己畏缩的神情。
用法提示：wince在此为可数名词，表示脸上流露的畏缩神情。
A wince of pain crossed his face.
一丝疼痛的畏缩表情掠过他的脸。
用法提示：名词用法，描述面部因疼痛而出现的瞬间退缩表情。
wince 作名词时，常与 of 连用，表示因某种感受（如疼痛、尴尬）而做出的退缩动作。
A wince of pain crossed her face.
她脸上掠过一丝痛苦的退缩。
with a wince 常作状语，表示伴随着退缩的动作。
She stood up with a wince.
她站起来时畏缩了一下。
give a wince 是常见的动词搭配，表示做出退缩的动作。
He gave a wince when he touched the bruise.
他碰到瘀伤时畏缩了一下。
与 wince 最接近，多指因疼痛或受惊而本能地快速抽动；在多数场合可替换 wince，但 flinch 更强调不情愿或害怕。
强调因意外惊吓而突然跳起或颤动，不限于疼痛；若语境是因疼痛而轻微皱眉，不宜用 start。
强调因恐惧、厌恶而明显向后缩或弹开，动作幅度较大；wince 通常更轻微短暂。
grammar · medium
易错句子He let out wince when the nurse cleaned the wound.
正确表达He let out a wince when the nurse cleaned the wound.
wince 作名词时是可数名词，单数形式表示“一次退缩”，前面必须有冠词，所以用 a wince；汉语名词可以光杆单用，学习者容易把冠词漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were several wince on his face as the needle went in.
正确表达There were several winces on his face as the needle went in.
several 修饰可数名词时必须接复数形式，wince 表示一次次的退缩动作，复数要加 -s 变成 winces；汉语名词不随数量变化，学习者常忘记加复数词尾。
此处 'wince' 指因疼痛或恐惧而突然退缩的动作；'advance' 指主动向前推进，方向相反，但 'wince' 多为不自觉的反应，而 'advance' 为有意识的行为。
疼痛时的一哆嗦
He gave a wince of pain as the nurse cleaned the wound.
护士清理伤口时，他疼得哆嗦了一下。
露出畏缩的神情
He gave a wince when the dentist touched the tooth.
牙医碰到那颗牙时，他畏缩了一下。
强忍住畏缩的表情
She tried to suppress a wince when she saw the needle.
看到针头时，她努力忍住没露出畏缩的表情。
轻微的畏缩
A slight wince crossed her face as she stood up.
她站起来时脸上掠过一丝畏缩的神情。
明显的畏缩
His visible wince told everyone how much it hurt.
他明显的畏缩让所有人都知道有多疼。
wince 通常由疼痛引起，是一种因刺痛或不适而做出的退缩动作。
wince 常被看作一种不由自主的反射性身体反应。
人在 wince 时往往伴随面部扭曲或痛苦的表情。
针头刺入时，人常会不由自主地 wince，因此两者常见于同一场景。
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