| 释义 |
cringe /knnd3; krind3/ vi [VP2A, C] 1 ~ (at), move (the body) back or down in fear: (因恐値而) 退缩; 畏缩： The dog ~d at the sight of the whip. 那狗看见复子就畏缩。 2 behave (towards a superior) in a way that shows lack of self-respect; be too humble: (对长上) 表现卑躬屈膝的样子; 过分谦卑： a cringing beggar; 卑躬的乞亏; ~ to/before a policeman. 对警察卑躬屈膝。 |