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

• Her eyes met his bravely in spite of her hurt, and he fought down a twinge of guilt at the pain he saw in her wan face.
  她的眼睛看到了他的勇敢，虽然伤害过她，他看到她郁悒的脸上的痛苦，他战胜了罪恶感的阵痛。
• Has your action never given you a twinge of conscience?
  你做这事不屈心吗？
• I asked, with a twinge of annoyance.
  我带着一丝不悦问道。
• But as I kept studying the correlations in my life, I learned to change course when I felt the first twinge.
  但是，当我不断研究自己生活中的关联时，我学会当感到隐隐作痛就改变路线。
• I felt a twinge of guilt.
  我感到一阵痛彻心扉的内疚。
• Sometimes the task of settling her falls to me, and often as I put her down amid the Teddies, snuggled in a pink gingham sleep suit, I feel a sharp twinge of envy.
  有时，安顿她睡下的任务会落在我头上，当我让她舒服地套上粉色条格平布睡衣、躺在一群“泰迪熊”之中时，往往会有一股强烈的嫉妒感。
• It's just a twinge of appendicitis.
  这只是阑尾炎造成的疼痛。
• 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。
• "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。