pinched

US /pɪntʃt/
UK /pɪntʃt/
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1.

拮据, 緊巴巴的

suffering from a lack of money, food, etc.

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The family was pinched for cash after the job loss.
失業後，這家人手頭很緊。
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They lived a rather pinched existence, always careful with expenses.
他們過著相當拮据的生活，總是對開支很小心。
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straitenedimpoverisheddepriveddestitutepoor
2.

憔悴的, 緊繃的

(of a person's face or features) appearing thin and drawn, especially from illness, hunger, or cold

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His face looked pale and pinched after days of fever.
發燒幾天後，他的臉顯得蒼白而憔悴。
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Her lips were pinched with cold.
她的嘴唇因寒冷而緊繃。
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haggarddrawngauntemaciatedthin
1.

捏, 夾

to grip (something, especially a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb or between two surfaces

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She pinched his arm to get his attention.
她捏了他的手臂以引起他的注意。
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The new shoes pinched her toes.
新鞋夾她的腳趾。
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squeezenipcompresscrampconstrict
2.

偷, 竊取

to steal (something, especially something of small value)

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He was caught trying to pinch a candy bar from the store.
他因試圖從商店偷一塊糖果而被抓。
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Someone must have pinched my pen.
一定有人偷了我的鋼筆。
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stealpilferswipeliftsnitch
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pinchpinch pointpinch hitterpinch runnerpinch-hitfeel the pinch