pinch

英 [p?n(t)?] 美[p?nt?]
  • vt. 捏；勒索；使苦惱；掐掉某物，修剪
  • n. 匱乏；少量；夾痛
  • vi. 夾痛；節(jié)省
  • n. (Pinch)人名；(英)平奇

英英釋意

1. a painful or straitened circumstance;
"the pinch of the recession"
2. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3. a slight but appreciable addition;
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action;
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"
5. small sharp biting
6. a squeeze with the fingers
7. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"