twinge

英 [twɪndʒ]

美 [twɪndʒ]

n.  (一阵)剧痛，刺痛; (一阵)不快，难过，痛苦

复数：twinges　现在分词：twingeing　过去式：twinged　第三人称单数：twinges　过去分词：twinged　

GRE

BNC.20779 / COCA.16020

牛津词典

noun

• （一阵）剧痛，刺痛
  a sudden short feeling of pain
  1. He felt a twinge in his knee.
     他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
• （一阵）不快，难过，痛苦
  a sudden short feeling of an unpleasant emotion
  1. a twinge of disappointment
     一阵失望

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (通常指不快的)一阵强烈情感
  Atwingeis a sudden sharp feeling or emotion, usually an unpleasant one.
  1. I would have twinges of guilt occasionally…
     我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
  2. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
     有一瞬间，阿诺德对威尔逊先生心生同情。
• N-COUNT (一阵)剧痛，刺痛
  Atwingeis a sudden sharp pain.
  1. He felt a slight twinge in his damaged hamstring.
     他受伤的腘绳肌感到一阵轻微的刺痛。
  2. …the occasional twinge of indigestion.
     消化不良引起的偶发性剧痛

英英释义

noun

• a sharp stab of pain
• a sudden sharp feeling
  1. pangs of regret
  2. she felt a stab of excitement
  3. twinges of conscience
  Synonym:pangstab

verb

• squeeze tightly between the fingers
  1. He pinched her behind
  2. She squeezed the bottle
  Synonym:pinchsqueezetweetniptwitch
• feel a sudden sharp, local pain
• cause a stinging pain
  1. The needle pricked his skin
  Synonym:pricksting

双语例句

• But at Princeton, studying art history, I felt the first twinge of literary ambition.
  然而在普林斯顿大学，作为艺术史系的学生，我第一次有了在文学界施展抱负的冲动。
• I asked, with a twinge of annoyance.
  我带着一丝不悦问道。
• I would have twinges of guilt occasionally
  我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
• "What did you have in mind?" I asked, with a twinge of annoyance.
  “你想玩什么？”带着一丝厌烦，我反问她。
• He paused, took a deep breath, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.
  他停顿了一下，深深地吸了一口气，因为他的心里对那个桌子被打翻了的卖苹果的女孩子深感同情。
• Michael: Oh, I pulled a muscle in my right leg while playing with my kids last weekend. It's hard to walk without feeling a twinge of pain.
  麦克：哦，上个周末和孩子玩耍的时候右腿抽筋了。感觉到一阵阵的疼痛，走路很困难。
• He could not help feeling a twinge of panic.
  他不由得一阵心慌意乱。
• One event during the campaign gave me a slight twinge of conscience.
  战役期间的一件事使我稍感内疚。
• But this Christmas, I almost feel a twinge of pity.
  但这个圣诞节，我几乎对它们怀有一丝怜悯。
• You can neither blame nor commend him without some twinge of conscience.
  你无论是责备他或是称赞他，良心上总不免有点刺痛的意味似的。