cringe
低三下四
definition
verb
he cringed away from the blow
bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner.
noun
The chuckle turned into a cringe as I swung a little, due to the movement caused by my laughter.
an act of cringing.
translation of 'cringe'
verb
低三下四,
卑躬屈节,
阿谀
noun
阿谀
example
I moved my arms to the side and dropped the cloth covered items onto the ground out of the way, so I wouldn't land on them and break them, and then closed my eyes in a 'cringe' to prepare for the pain I was bound to feel in the next second.
Supporters of this war who are in the mood for an ideological pogrom should chill out for a while, and opponents need not fold into permanent 'cringe' position.
The word die seemed to hang in the air like an evil spell, a black enchantment that clutched at their hearts, made their mortal souls 'cringe' with fear.
Pierre gave a small 'cringe' as Marge turned from fixing the table with mild surprise.
Ideal as a watchdog, this dog will neither be aggressive nor 'cringe' with fear on accosting a stranger.
As for monarchists weighing into the debate right now, it seems that never in the field of human controversy has greater 'cringe' been inflicted on so many, by so few.
The room smelled like a combination of cheap liquor and bad body odor, to make things worse the room was hot and the smell made Jeremy 'cringe' in disgust.
Bojangles, the Mecca for all the crims and drug freaks, is the venue to make any family or business man 'cringe' with fear and disgust.
She shot a kind look at Kaiyo, whose perpetual 'cringe' eased in reply.
Yanare took a deep breath secretly hoping that she could meet someone in this party that would make her heart beat rapidly instead of making her 'cringe' in disgust.
But as much as I love him, I 'cringe' in fear every time I see him.
Sure to make you howl with laughter and 'cringe' with embarrassment, this is a definitive highlight of the Michaelmas theatre season.
Genevan felt a strange 'cringe' in his stomach at the sight of her.
Thankfully, this is also one of the few episodes where Ralph's cowardly 'cringe' is tossed aside and he stands up for himself.
He tracks them down into an underground bar where they cower and 'cringe' when they spot him entering the room.
The six-storey tall screen captures the demonic fury of the falls in such realistic detail that you 'cringe' with fear as you watch it.
In a week or three, I'll look back on what I've been writing recently and I'll either 'cringe' with embarrassment or just be totally baffled by what was going on in my head.
But the characters are so flat and unappealing that I couldn't muster up a single empathetic 'cringe' for 'em.
They have a field day when they see decent people 'cringe' in fear or are immobilised by the power of fear itself.
Syringe rhymes with 'cringe' , a poetic coincidence not lost on those who get wobbly even thinking about their annual flu shot.
I know it was a harmless mistake but I just 'cringe' at stuff like this.
So go he does, turning on his heel and slinking out with the 'cringe' of a dog that's been kicked one too many times.
The chuckle turned into a 'cringe' as I swung a little, due to the movement caused by my laughter.
Dimitri 'cringed' away from the raging monster and quickly stumbled towards the door.
He 'cringed' away from the sound and the feel of it, causing the papers to fall to the floor.
When Nikki rotated his ankle the opposite direction, he 'cringed' and his whole body tensed.
He 'cringed' away from Arun, eyes wide, then blinked and appeared to recognize the trapper.
Okay, this is a film for kids - probably under 12s - but, regardless of how hard you try to get yourself into a child's mindset, it's still a bit of a 'cringer' .
He 'cringed' at his own nosiness, but this place was easily worth a million and a half.
Runner-up in the list of Christmas 'cringers' was There's No-one Quite Like Grandma by St Winifred's School Choir.
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