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1. Oxford Dictionary

   pinch

   • IPA[pɪn(t)ʃ]

   英式

   • v.
     grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb；use the fingers to remove (buds or leaves) from a plant to encourage bushy growth
   • n.
     an act of pinching someone；an amount of an ingredient that can be held between fingers and thumb

   • verb: pinch, 3rd person present: pinches, gerund or present participle: pinching, past tense: pinched, past participle: pinched

   • noun: pinch, plural noun: pinches

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb she pinched his cheek 同義詞 nip, tweak, squeeze, compress, grasp
   • ▪ use the fingers to remove (buds or leaves) from a plant to encourage bushy growth pinch out tips of shoots regularly
   • ▪ (of a shoe) hurt (a foot) by being too tight Mrs Grandison's pointed, Italian-style shoes were already beginning to pinch her feet if your shoes pinch, take them off 同義詞 hurt, cause pain to, pain, squeeze, crush, ... 更多cramp, chafe, confine, be uncomfortable, cause discomfort, be painful
   • ▪ compress (one's lips), especially from worry or tension Aunt Rose pinched her thin lips together
   • 2. move one's finger and thumb apart or bring them together on (a touchscreen) in order to zoom into or out of an image, activate a function, etc. to explore in more detail just pinch the screen you can pinch on the screen and all the open apps will appear
   • 3. informal steal or take without permission he pinched a handful of sweets 同義詞 steal, thieve, rob, take, snatch, ... 更多pilfer, purloin, loot, rifle, abscond with, carry off, embezzle, misappropriate, informalwalk off/away with, run away/off with, swipe, nab, rip off, lift, liberate, filch, nick, half-inch, whip, knock off, nobble, bone, heist, glom, snavel, tief, archaiccrib, hook
   • ▪ British arrest (someone) I was pinched for dangerous driving last month 同義詞 arrest, take into custody, apprehend, take prisoner, detain, ... 更多seize, capture, catch, lay hold of, take in, haul in, informalcollar, nab, pick up, run/pull in, bust, nail, do, feel someone's collar, nick
   • 4. live in a frugal way if I scraped and pinched a bit, I might manage 同義詞 economize, be economical, scrimp, scrimp and save, cut corners, ... 更多reduce wastage, skimp, stint, be sparing, be frugal, cut back, tighten one's belt, draw in one's horns, retrench, cut expenditure, cut one's coat according to one's cloth, be niggardly, be tight-fisted, be close, informalbe stingy, be tight, be mingy
   • 5. sail (a boat) so close to the wind that the sails begin to lose power.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act of pinching someone he gave her a gentle pinch 同義詞 nip, tweak, squeeze
   • ▪ an amount of an ingredient that can be held between fingers and thumb add a pinch of salt 同義詞 small quantity, bit, touch, dash, spot, ... 更多trace, soupçon, speck, taste, informalsmidgen, smidge, tad
   • 2. a critical point in the game.

   片語

   • at a pinch
   • feel the pinch
   • pinch oneself