flinch• As our right doorgunner opened up with the machinegun, I tried not to flinch.• Her obligationsstared her in the face, but she did not flinch!• He flinches as if she were a snake.• Everyone flinched as shellsexploded all around us.• Nell flinched, but stood her ground.• While the price will make you flinch, in the end the lightbulbs save you money.• I laugh appreciatively at his sarcasm, and I never flinch, outwardly at least, at his slams.• When he saw him he flinched slightly.
ADVERB | VERB + FLINCH | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤barely, hardly幾乎沒有退縮◇He hardly flinched when he was hit.他被擊中時幾乎都沒退縮一下。➤almost幾乎畏縮➤never, not從不/沒有退縮▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/稍稍退縮▸➤visibly明顯地退縮▸➤inwardly在心裏退縮◇She flinched inwardly as he took her hand.他拉她的手時,她心裏縮了一下。➤away, back (NAmE) 縮回VERB + FLINCH➤make sb使某人畏縮◇Her finger touched the scar on his forehead, making him flinch.她的手指觸到他額頭上的傷疤時,他縮了一下。PREPOSITION➤at因⋯而退縮◇She flinched visibly at the sight of the body.她看到屍體時,明顯向後退了一下。➤from從⋯退縮◇She flinched away from him.她後退避開他。◇She won't flinch from speaking her mind. (figurative) 她不會諱言自己的想法。➤with因⋯而退縮◇He flinched with the force of the blow.這用力的一擊打得他向後一縮。