twinge
英 [twɪn(d)ʒ]
美[twɪndʒ]
- n. 阵痛；悔恨
- vt. 使刺痛；使感到剧痛
- vi. 刺痛；感到剧痛
词态变化
复数: twinges;
中文词源
twinge 一阵刺痛，剧痛
来自古英语 twengan,掐，拧，来自 Proto-Germanic*twangjan,掐，拧，来自 PIE*twengh,拧， 挤压，可能来自 PIE*dwo,二，词源同 thong,two,twine.
英英释意
- 1. a sudden sharp feeling;
- "pangs of regret"
- "she felt a stab of excitement"
- "twinges of conscience"
- 2. a sharp stab of pain
英文词源
- twinge (n.)
- 1540s, "a pinch, a nipping," from obsolete verb twinge "to pinch, tweak," from Old English twengan "to pinch," from Proto-Germanic *twangjan (cognates: Old Frisian thwinga, Old Norse þvinga, Danish tvinge, Dutch dwingen, Old High German thwingan, German zwingen "to compel, force"), from PIE *twengh- "to press in on" (see thong). Meaning "sharp, sudden minor pain" is recorded from c. 1600. Figurative sense (with reference to shame, remorse, etc.) is recorded from 1620s.
实用场景例句
- He felt a twinge in his knee.
- 他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
牛津词典
- a twinge of disappointment
- 一阵失望
牛津词典
- I would have twinges of guilt occasionally…
- 我时而会感到阵阵内疚。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- …the occasional twinge of indigestion.
- 消化不良引起的偶发性剧痛
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Some parts of body feel stabbing pain or twinge.
- 身体某些部份感到刺痛或剧痛.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- He sometimes experiences a twinge or two; nothing serious.
- 他只是有时感到有一两阵刺痛, 情况并不严重.
期刊摘选
- I felt a twinge of envy for the people who lived there.
- 我对住在那儿的人产生过一阵嫉妒.
《简明英汉词典》
- He could not help feeling a twinge of panic.
- 他不由得一阵心慌意乱.
英汉文学
- I feel a twinge in my back now and again.
- 我不时感到背痛.
辞典例句
- The letter still gives him a twinge when he thinks of it.
- 他一想起那封信就会感到一阵刺痛.
《简明英汉词典》
- Has your action never given you a twinge of conscience?
- 你做这事不屈心 吗 ?
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Man with just a passing twinge of shame.
- 或者怀着一丝羞耻心.
期刊摘选
- A sudden twinge of feeling brought him to a dead stop.
- 突然一阵内疚又使他停住了脚步.
辞典例句
- But each time again there was a horrid twinge of conscience.
- 但同时,每一次又都要承受良心上的煎熬.
期刊摘选
- Hagen felt a twinge of jealousy.
- 哈根感到一阵嫉妒的刺痛.
期刊摘选
- Man with just twinge of shame.
- 而仅感到一时的羞愧.
期刊摘选
- This gave me more than a twinge of uneasiness.
- 这件事使我内心非常不安.
辞典例句
- I asked, with a twinge of annoyance.
- 我反问, 带着一丝不快.
期刊摘选
- A twinge of pain shot through Winston's jaw.
- 温斯顿上颚一阵痛.
英汉文学
- A twinge of fear went through him.
- 他心中感到一阵恐慌.
辞典例句
- 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。
辞典例句
- He felt a twinge in his knee.
- 他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句