- 捏；拧；挤；夹痛：
He pinched his fingers in the door.
他的手指被门夹住了。
- 掐掉(嫩枝等)；修剪：
The gardener pinched out the weak shoot on a plant.
园林工人掐掉植物上发育不良的芽。
- 使(植物)枯萎，使凋谢：
A heavy frost had pinched the flowers.
一场严霜使花朵全都凋零了。
- 使不舒服；使困苦：
He is pinched with poverty.
他为贫穷所苦。
- 使悲痛；使不安：
The lack of a license was pinching me.
没有执照我感到很不安
- 使收缩；使消瘦：
Her face was pinched with grief.
她的面容因悲伤而憔悴。
- 挤压，挤迫：
The boy complained the shoe pinched his taes.
小男孩抱怨鞋太紧挤他的脚趾。
- 使紧缩；节制；使限制；节约；吝惜：
They were ready to pinch themselves for years.
他们准备使自己过几年拮据的生活。
- 摄取…放入；少量加入：
The cook pinches salt into the soup.
厨师在汤里放了一些盐。
- 勒索；榨取：
The scoundrel pinched money from the old man.
恶棍勒索老人的钱财。
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- [俚语]盗窃，窃取：
Somebody pinched my sweater.
有人偷了我的运动衫。
- [俚语]逮捕；拘留；搜捕：
He was pinched for speeding.
他因超速而被拘留。
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