1. 為…覺(jué)得難為情;對…感到厭惡；退縮 If you cringe at something, you feel embarrassed or disgusted, and perhaps show this feeling in your expression or by making a slight movement.
e.g. Molly had cringed when Ann started picking up the guitar... 安開(kāi)始彈吉他時(shí)，莫莉感到有些難堪。 e.g. Chris had cringed at the thought of using her own family for publicity... 一想到要拿自己的家庭作宣傳，克麗絲就感到厭煩。
cringe英英釋義
verb
1. draw back, as with fear or pain
e.g. she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf