pinch

来自盎格鲁诺曼法语*pinchier,掐，拧，来自俗拉丁语*piccare,刺，穿插，词源同peck,pick,pike.

pinch (v.)

early 13c., from Old North French *pinchier "to pinch, squeeze, nip; steal" (Old French pincier, Modern French pincer), of uncertain origin, possibly from Vulgar Latin *punctiare "to pierce," which might be a blend of Latin punctum "point" + *piccare "to pierce." Meaning "to steal" in English is from 1650s. Sense of "to be stingy" is recorded from early 14c. Related: Pinched; pinching.

pinch (n.)

late 15c., "critical juncture" (as in baseball pinch hitter, attested from 1912), from pinch (v.). This figurative sense is attested earlier than the literal sense of "act of pinching" (1590s) or that of "small quantity" (as much as can be pinched between a thumb and finger), which is from 1580s. There is a use of the noun from mid-15c. apparently meaning "fold or pleat of fabric."

1. Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne.

调以盐、胡椒和少许辣椒粉。

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2. Pinch-hitter Francisco Cabrera lashed a single to left field.

替补队员弗朗西斯科·卡布雷拉向左外场猛地击出一个一垒打。

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3. 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。

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4. Davalillo goes up to pinch-hit.

达瓦里洛上场替补击球。

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5. She gave him a little pinch.

她轻轻地捏了他一下。

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