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VERB
捏；擰；掐；夾
If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.
例句
She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
她使出渾身的力氣擰他的胳膊。
We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.
我們兩個都一直在掐自己，證明這不是在做夢。
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N-COUNT
（一）撮；少量
A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger.
例句
Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
把包括一撮鹽在內(nèi)的所有配料放入食品加工機。
...a pinch of nutmeg.
一撮肉豆蔻
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VERB
偷取，偷盜（尤指不貴重的物品）
To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.
例句
Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
你還記得我偷你眼鏡的事兒嗎？
...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
偷走他錢包的扒手
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PHRASE
必要時；在緊要關(guān)頭
If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
例句
Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.
這張桌子可以很舒服地坐6個人，而且必要時多坐幾個也不會擠。
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PHRASE
感到手頭拮據(jù)；感到囊中羞澀
If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.
例句
Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.
消費者支出在減少，商人感覺手頭拮據(jù)。
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PHRASE
身處困境；處境艱難
If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.
例句
I'd trust her in a pinch...
身處困境時，我信任她。
Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
每個人都知道他境況艱難。