A poke, a prod, a wince and some colourful language (mine not his) and appendicitis is the chief suspect.(一番按、摸、拧和询问之后,他怀疑我得了盲肠炎。)
I could see him wince when I told him how much the repairs would cost.(当我告诉他修理费要花多少钱时,我瞧见他吃了一惊的样子。)
Those who wince at southern piety can always move north.(这些在南部虔诚氛围下退缩的人们仍然能够移向北方。)
It made him wince, but he made up his mind to go on and fill the money-bag.(它叫他想撤离,但他决心继续下去,好把钱袋装满。)
And while millions of homeowners and bug-haters might wince at the thought, the discovery has been hailed a scientific triumph.(这大概会使得不少住家户与讨厌昆虫的人们恨得咬牙切齿,不过这在科学领域中却是一次值得欢呼的发现。)
They scream, wince, pound the grass with their fists and gesture to the sidelines for a stretcher.(他们大叫、抽搐、用手捶击草坪、向场外打手势要求担架。)
I want to see you wince.(我想看到你还会畏缩。)
A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince ; but one is but an insect, and the other is a house still. —— Samuel Johnson.(一只苍蝇可以叮一匹高头大马,并使马畏缩;但是苍蝇仍然是一只小虫,而马仍然是马。——约翰逊。)
This may sound absurd to people who wince at Numbers and equations.(对于在数字和公式面前畏缩的人来说,这听起来也许是荒谬的。)