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pinch | BrE pɪn(t)ʃ, AmE pɪn(t)ʃ | A. transitive verb ① (grip skin of) 捏 niē ‹person, cheek›▸ to pinch sb's arm/bottom, to pinch sb on the arm/bottom 拧某人的胳膊/屁股 ② informal (steal) 偷走 tōuzǒu ‹money, food›; 偷偷勾走 tōutōu gōuzǒu ‹boyfriend›; 盗用 dàoyòng ‹idea, title, example›③ (hurt) «shoes» 夹痛 jiātòng ‹feet›④ British informal dated (arrest) 逮住 dǎizhù ⑤ (close tightly) 紧闭 jǐn bì ‹lips›⑥ ▸ to pinch out or off (remove) 掐掉 qiādiào ‹bud, shoot›B. intransitive verb ① (hurt) «shoes» 夹脚 jiā jiǎo ② ▸ (be thrifty) to pinch and scrape 省吃俭用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng C. noun ① (nip) 捏 niē ▸ to give sb a pinch on the cheek 捏某人的脸颊 ▸ at a pinch 必要时 ▸ to feel the pinch figurative 感到手头拮据 ② (tiny amount) 少量 shǎoliàng ▸ a pinch of snuff 一撮鼻烟 ▸ to take sth with a pinch of salt figurative 对某事半信半疑 |