vi.畏縮；覺得尷尬不安或難為情；阿諛，奉承

n.畏縮；阿諛，奉承

But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe. 可是一想到要向她表明這一想法，他就會(huì)猶豫、退縮。

It may be difficult to believe, but some people actually cringe when an opportunity presents itself. 令人難以置信的是，有些人竟在機(jī)遇來臨時(shí)畏縮。

His way of sleeping makes me cringe. 他睡覺的方式令我生厭。

I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then. 每當(dāng)我想起我那時(shí)寫的詩(shī)歌就感到很難堪。

I cringe with embarrassment when I reread those first stories I wrote. 我重讀了我初期編寫的故事