單詞
twinge
英 [tw?n(d)?]
美[tw?nd?]
基本信息
- n. 陣痛；悔恨
- vt. 使刺痛；使感到劇痛
- vi. 刺痛；感到劇痛
暢通詞匯GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?twinges;
中文詞源
twinge 一陣刺痛，劇痛
來自古英語 twengan,掐，擰，來自 Proto-Germanic*twangjan,掐，擰，來自 PIE*twengh,擰， 擠壓，可能來自 PIE*dwo,二，詞源同 thong,two,twine.
英文詞源
- twinge (n.)
- 1540s, "a pinch, a nipping," from obsolete verb twinge "to pinch, tweak," from Old English twengan "to pinch," from Proto-Germanic *twangjan (cognates: Old Frisian thwinga, Old Norse tvinga, Danish tvinge, Dutch dwingen, Old High German thwingan, German zwingen "to compel, force"), from PIE *twengh- "to press in on" (see thong). Meaning "sharp, sudden minor pain" is recorded from c. 1600. Figurative sense (with reference to shame, remorse, etc.) is recorded from 1620s.
雙語例句
- 1. For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
- 有一瞬間，阿諾德對威爾遜先生心生同情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He felt a twinge in his knee.
- 他感到膝蓋一陣劇痛。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I felt a twinge of envy for the people who lived there.
- 我對住在那兒的人產(chǎn)生過一陣嫉妒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The letter still gives him a twinge when he thinks of it.
- 他一想起那封信就會感到一陣刺痛.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Has your action never given you a twinge of conscience?
- 你做這事不屈心 嗎 ?
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
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