"cringe" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 感到尷尬
• 畏縮

Definition

指因尷尬、不適或難堪而感到生理或心理上的退縮，常用來形容某事令人難為情、不舒服。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為非正式及網絡用語，描述心理上的尷尬或社交不適多於真實的肢體動作。可作動詞及名詞，經常與'at'連用，如 'I cringed at his joke'。不適用於正式場合。

Examples

I always cringe when I see old photos of myself.

每當看到我以前的照片時，我都會**感到尷尬**。

Her joke made everyone cringe at the party.

她的笑話讓派對上的所有人都**感到尷尬**。

Sometimes bad movies make me cringe.

有時候爛片會讓我**尷尬**。

That awkward silence after his comment made me really cringe.

他評論後的尷尬寂靜真的讓我**感到尷尬**。

Some reality TV shows just make me cringe so hard I have to look away.

有些實境秀讓我**尷尬**到不得不移開視線。

He tried to act cool but it was so fake, everyone just cringed.

他試圖裝酷，但太假了，大家都**感到尷尬**。