"cringed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 感到尷尬
• 畏縮

Definition

突然感到尷尬、不舒服或害怕，常常表現為身體縮回或皺眉等動作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式場合，形容因尷尬、不舒服或難堪情況而產生的下意識反應。不是形容身體疼痛，而是感情或社交上的不適。常說 'I cringed' 來強調尷尬感。

Examples

She cringed when she saw her old photos.

她看到自己的舊照片時**感到尷尬**。

He cringed at the loud noise.

他聽到巨響時**畏縮了**。

I cringed during the embarrassing moment.

在那個尷尬的時刻我**感到尷尬**。

Everyone cringed at his terrible joke.

大家聽到他的爛笑話都**感到尷尬**。

I cringed so hard when I remembered what I said last night.

回想昨晚說的話，我真的**感到很尷尬**。

She cringed inside but tried to smile politely.

她心裡**感到尷尬**但還是試著禮貌地微笑。