"cringing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 畏縮
• 感到尷尬

Definition

表現出不安或尷尬，可能是身體上退縮，也可能是像替別人尷尬的情緒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於對自己或他人感到尷尬（如「社死」情境）。可以是身體上的畏縮，也可以是替人尷尬的感受。常在社交失態或冷場時用。

Examples

He was cringing when the teacher called his name.

老師叫到他的名字時，他在**畏縮**。

She felt cringing embarrassment during the speech.

她在演講時感到非常**尷尬**。

The awkward joke left everyone cringing.

尷尬的笑話讓大家都在**畏縮**。

I'm cringing just thinking about what happened yesterday.

光是想起昨天發生的事我就**尷尬**。

We were all cringing at his terrible singing.

他唱得那麼糟糕，我們都在**尷尬**。

You should have seen me cringing when my dad started dancing at the party.

你應該看到我在派對上爸爸跳舞時**尷尬**的樣子。