| 词汇 | twinge |
| 释义 | twingeIllness & disability twinge /twɪndʒ/ noun [countableC] 1 PAINa sudden feeling of slight pain 一阵刺痛 I felt a twinge of pain in my back. ► see thesaurus at pain 我觉得背上一阵刺痛。 2 a twinge of guilt/envy/sadness/jealousy etc FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCa sudden slight feeling of guilt etc 一阵内疚/羡慕/悲伤/嫉妒等 He felt a sharp twinge of guilt for not taking the trouble to visit her. 他因没有想办法去看望她而感到一阵强烈的内疚。 Examples from the Corpus a twinge of guilt/envy/sadness/jealousy etc• Carew felt a twinge of envy.• Romanov felt a twinge of envy at the thought that he could never hope to live in such style.• Thrilled by the beauty of the scene, she had sometimes felt a twinge of envy for the people on board. Examples from the Corpus twinge• I felt responsible and concerned, but also a twinge of frustration.• I feel a twinge of sympathetic embarrassment on my late colleague's behalf.• Then he thought of Benedicta and felt a twinge of doubt.• Charles even felt a twinge of pity for Mrs Sweet.• George felt a twinge of pain in his ankle from when he had slipped on the ice.• Johnson felt a twinge on the inside of his right leg.• I had a twinge of hard joy as I ran after the car.• I feel a small, icy twinge around my heart.• I'd had the odd twinge now and again, but my heart-attack was totally unexpected.• But the path took me back into darkness and I felt my first real twinge of panic. (1600-1700) twinge “to pinch” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English twengan |
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