1. feel the pinch : 感到拮据；

2. at a pinch : 必要时, 在紧急关头；

3. with a pinch of salt : 有保留地；

1. He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant.
    他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。

2. pinch的解释

2. He was pinched for pushing drugs.
    他因贩卖毒品被捕。

3. The new shoes pinch me at the toe.
    新鞋太紧轧痛我的脚趾。

1. The road pinched down to a trail.
    大路渐渐变窄，成了羊肠小道。

1. I will help you in a pinch.
    有紧急情况我会帮助你。

2. pinch是什么意思

2. Put a pinch of sugar in the soup.
    在汤里加一小撮糖。

1. 收缩：在情况严重时,一次收缩(pinch)可能引起金属线或多义线(poly line)开路,或两根线之间的桥接导致短路. 在另外一些情况下,上文提到的光刻效应会影响晶体管漏电流和开关延时、金属线电容和时序问题,从而引起电路性能劣化和功耗上升.

2. 捏：据说当时淘金者买东西时,商人们会把手伸进淘金者装金沙的袋子中,捏(pinch)一撮金沙作为交换. 为了能得到更多的金沙,商人们通常会雇佣一些手掌较大的人来完成这项任务. 因为这个过程关系到商人的既得利益,

3. 挤压：Ocean Ripple[海洋波纹] | Pinch[挤压] | Polar Coordinates[极坐标]

1. 捏；拧；掐；夹
    If you pinch a part of someone''s body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.

    e.g. She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
           她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。
    e.g. We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn''t all a dream.
           我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。

2. （一）撮；少量
    A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger.

pinch

    e.g. Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
           把包括一撮盐在内的所有配料放入食品加工机。
    e.g. ...a pinch of nutmeg.
           一撮肉豆蔻

3. 偷取，偷盗（尤指不贵重的物品）
    To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it.

    e.g. Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
           你还记得我偷你眼镜的事儿吗？
    e.g. ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.
           偷走他钱包的扒手

4. 必要时；在紧要关头
    If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.

    e.g. Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table.
           这张桌子可以很舒服地坐6个人，而且必要时多坐几个也不会挤。

5. 感到手头拮据；感到囊中羞涩
    If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy.

pinch在线翻译

    e.g. Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.
           消费者支出在减少，商人感觉手头拮据。

6. 身处困境；处境艰难
    If you are in a pinch, you are in a difficult situation.

    e.g. I''d trust her in a pinch...
           身处困境时，我信任她。
    e.g. Everyone knew he was in a pinch.
           每个人都知道他境况艰难。

1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

    e.g. the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

    Synonym: apprehensionarrestcatchcollartaking into custody

2. a squeeze with the fingers

    Synonym: tweak

3. a small sharp bite or snip

    Synonym: nip

4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

    e.g. he never knew what to do in an emergency

    Synonym: emergencyexigency

5. a slight but appreciable amount

    e.g. this dish could use a touch of garlic

    Synonym: touchhinttingemitejotspecksoupcon

6. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

7. a painful or straitened circumstance

    e.g. the pinch of the recession

1. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

    e.g. smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
           the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back

    Synonym: vellicate

2. cut the top off

    e.g. top trees and bushes

    Synonym: top

3. squeeze tightly between the fingers

    e.g. He pinched her behind
           She squeezed the bottle

    Synonym: squeezetwingetweetniptwitch

4. make ridges into by pinching together

    Synonym: crimp

5. make off with belongings of others

    Synonym: pilfercabbagepurloinabstractsnarfswipehooksneakfilchnobblelift