| 释义 |
wince at (something)To grimace, flinch, or tense up as a response (often involuntary) to some source of pain or discomfort or something disagreeable. My daughter winced at the injection, but she didn't cry. I sat through the entire dinner wincing at my dad's terrible jokes. wince at somethingto shrink back because of something, such as pain. She winced at the pain but did not cry out. After he had just winced at the pain for a while, he finally screamed. wince atv. To shrink or tense up involuntarily in response to something that causes pain, distress, or discomfort: I winced at this month's phone bill. |