英[pɪntʃ]美[pɪntʃ]
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来自盎格鲁诺曼法语*pinchier，掐，拧，来自俗拉丁语*piccare，刺，穿插，词源同peck，pick，pike.
verb(动词)noun(名词)
双解例句
verb(动词)noun(名词)
小知识
To pinch is to sharply squeeze or grip with your fingers. No matter how much you love your grandma, you probably don't enjoy it when she pinches your cheek and tells you how tall you've gotten.
You can pinch your little brother when he's being annoying, and you can pinch an image on a touchscreen (to make it smaller or larger) by moving your fingertips the same way. Pinch is also a noun, meaning the act of pinching or the amount of something you can hold between your finger and thumb: “Add a pinch of salt to the soup.” Informally, if you pinch something from a store, you steal it.
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动词辨析
pinch，press，squeeze这三个动词的共同意思是“挤，压”。其区别在于1.press指力量来自于上方。例如Press the button，then the machine will work.按下电钮，机器就能运转了。Press the button to ring the bell.按那个钮可以打铃。2.pinch指用手指捏、拧或夹。例如The child was crying because somebody had pinched her.那孩子哭了，因为有人掐她。He pinched the boy's face playfully.他开玩笑地拧了这男孩的脸。3.squeeze指外在的力量作用于物体上，力量可来自各个方面，可用于比喻。例如Squeeze the sponge so that all the water comes out.捏紧海绵，把水挤出来。This only gave them opportunity to squeeze profits.这只能为他们提供机会榨取利润。pinch，filch，lift，purloin，steal
这组词都可表示“窃取”。其区别是1.steal含义最广而且最通用，指任何一类偷窃行为，也指偷偷地行动，强调行动的狡猾或秘密。2.filch尤指用不正当手段悄悄偷走，多指日常不严重的事情。例如His father caught him filching apples.父亲撞见他偷苹果。3.lift指偷走或剽窃别人的文章，常用在口语中。例如Long passages in this textbook have been lifted from other authors.教科书中有很长篇幅是摘录其他作者的文章。4.pinch泛指不道德的扒窃或不告而取，有时也指小偷小摸，顺手牵羊。例如The thief pinched her purse and ran.小偷偷了她的皮夹子跑了。5.purloin常强调偷走或剽窃某物据为己有或供自己使用。例如My car's been purloined.我的汽车被偷了。