pinched
adj. 短缺的,匱乏的
v. 夾痛( pinch的過去式和過去分詞 ); 逮捕; 盜竊; 使入不敷出
If someone's face is pinched, it looks thin and pale, usually because they are ill or old.
Her face was pinched and drawn...
她一臉蒼白憔悴。
She was a small, silent woman with pinched features and thin hair.
她是一位瘦小、沉默的女子,面容消瘦,頭髮稀疏。
1. sounding as if the nose were pinched;
2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold;
3. not having enough money to pay for necessities
4. as if squeezed uncomfortably tight;
She pinched me on the arm.
她在我臂上擰了一下.
They were pinched for money.
他們手頭拮据.
He pinched the boy's face playfully.
他開玩笑地擰了這男孩的臉.
Somebody pinched his arm. He turned, and his eyes met Huckleberry's.
這時有人在他胳膊上擰了一下, 他轉過身來發現是哈克貝利.
He pinched the clay into shape.
他把粘土捏成形.