n.捏；少量；一撮；困苦；偷窃
v.掐；夹痛；使困苦；偷窃；逮捕
She gave him a painful pinch. 她捏得他很痛。
He put a pinch of salt on his food. 他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。
Even the town council is now feeling the pinch. 连市政府目前都感到经费困难。
用作动词 (v.)He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant. 他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。
She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming. 她不得不掐一下自己，弄清楚自己不是在做梦。
The new shoes pinched my toes. 这双新鞋紧得夹脚趾。
The door pinched my finger as it shut. 门关上时夹了我的手指。
They were ready to pinch themselves for years. 他们准备使自己过几年拮据的生活。
He's been pinching money from the cashbox. 他一直在偷钱箱里的钱。
He was still carrying the stolen goods when he was pinched. 他被逮捕的时候身上还带着赃物。
pinch的基本意思是用手“捏”“掐”“夹”“挤”,也可表示“紧压”“挤痛”。引申可作“节省”“吝啬”解。
pinch可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
在非正式用语中, pinch还可作“偷窃”“未经许可而取用”解。
pinch后接介词with表示“因…而困苦或痛苦”,常用于被动结构。
下列两句的意思相同: 门把他的手夹住了。He pinched his finger in the door.The door pinched his finger.
