winced

n.畏缩；（因痛苦或苦恼等)面部肌肉抽搐

v.畏缩；战栗；退避

Mention branding and a wince passes around the table. 一提及品牌推广，畏缩情绪就传遍了整张桌子。

His smile soon modified to a wince. 他的微笑很快就成了脸部肌肉的抽搐。

That statistic must surely make them wince. 这样的统计数据必定会让他们退缩。

As soon as he touched her she seemed to wince and stiffen. 只消他碰到她，她便一阵畏缩，全身僵硬。

I still wince at the memory of the stupid thing I did. 我一想起自己做过的蠢事就不由得摇头叹气。

He winced mentally at the terrible news. 听到这个噩耗，他不由的心里一楞。

He winced as she stood on his injured foot. 她踩着他受伤的脚，他疼得缩了回去。