Cringe

[krɪn(d)ʒ] or [krɪndʒ]

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence; to make court in a degrading manner; to fawn.

(v. t.) To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.

(n.) Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility.

校對:露辛达

同義詞及近義詞：

v. n. Crouch, fawn, truckle, sneak, stoop, bend the knee.

哈维整理

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Crouch, bend, bow, fawn, grabble, grub

ANT:Face, confront, defy, dare

校對:苏西

解釋/意思:

v.i. to bend or crouch with servility: to submit: to fawn: to flatter with mean servility.—n. a servile obeisance.—ns. Cringe′ling Crin′ger one who cringes.—adv. Crin′gingly in an obsequious manner.

校對:佩里