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pinch /pɪntʃ/► SEE ALLat a pinch/pushpinch penniestake sth with a pinch of saltfeel the pinch
●at a ˈpinch/ˈpush (BrE) (NAmE in a ˈpinch) (informal) possible if you try very hard or if it is absolutely necessary 在紧要关头；必要时；不得已时◆We usually only accept 55 guests but at a pinch, we could take 60.
我们通常只接待 55 位客人，不过在必要时我们能接待 60 位。●pinch ˈpennies (informal) try to spend as little money as possible 不多花一分钱；节俭◆We’ve been pinching pennies all year so that we can visit my relatives in Australia in December.
我们精打细算省了一年，以便能在 12 月去澳大利亚探亲。▸ ˈpenny-pinching adjective ◆penny-pinching governments
精打细算的政府▸ ˈpenny-pinching noun ▸ ˈpenny-pincher noun ●take sth with a pinch of ˈsalt (informal) not believe everything sb says 不完全相信；半信半疑◆She told me she knew people in the movie industry, but I took that with a pinch of salt.
她跟我说她认识电影界的人，不过我对此半信半疑。◆I take everything he says with a large pinch of salt.
我对他的话总要打相当的折扣。 OPP take sth as/for gospel/gospel truth ●feel the ˈpinch (informal) be under pressure because you do not have as much money as you had before 拮据；经济困难；手头紧◆Schools all over the country are beginning to feel the pinch after the government cut back its spending on education.政府削减教育经费后，全国各院校的财政都紧张起来。 NOTE If you feel a pinch from a shoe, it hurts your foot because it is too tight. * pinch 指鞋太紧时脚被夹痛的感觉。 |