pinch
柯林斯词典
1. V-T 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. 掐; 拧
She pinched his arm as hard as she could. 她使出全力拧他的胳膊。
2. N-COUNT Pinch is also a noun. 掐; 拧
She gave him a little pinch. 她轻轻地拧了他一下。
3. N-COUNT A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger. 撮
Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor. 将所有的配料，连同一撮盐，放进食品加工机里。
4. V-T To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it. 偷拿 (尤为不太值钱的东西)[非正式]
Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?
你还记得我偷拿过你的眼镜吗？
5. PHRASE 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. 感到手头拮据
Consumers are spending less and merchants are feeling the pinch. 消费者花钱少了，商家感到手头拮据。
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pinch /pɪntʃ/ (pinching,pinched,pinches)
剑桥词典
pinch verb (PRESS)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to press something, especially someone's skin , strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb , usually causing pain
捏，拧，掐，夹
Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! 哎哟，别掐我！
These shoes are too tight , they pinch (my feet ). 这双鞋太紧了，夹我的脚。
pinch yourself informal
You say that you have to pinch yourself if you cannot really believe something that has happened because it is so good or so strange
拧自己一下（表示某事太好或太奇怪，简直令人难以置信）
I can't believe that he's back from Canada and he's mine - I keep having to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming . 我不敢相信他从加拿大回来了，而且他属于我——我不停地拧自己以确信我不是在做梦。
pinch verb (STEAL)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ] informalto steal something
偷窃
Right, who's pinched my chair ? 好嘛，谁把我的椅子偷走了？