wince (at something) to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are embarrassed or feeling pain（因痛苦或尴尬）龇牙咧嘴，皱眉蹙额- He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg.他左腿一阵剧痛疼得他直龇牙咧嘴。🔊🔊
- I still wince when I think about that stupid thing I said.我想到我说过的蠢话时仍懊悔不已。🔊🔊
- He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.她那严厉的语气令他胆寒。
- She switched on the light, wincing at the sudden brightness.她打开了灯，突如其来的强烈光线刺得她不敢睁眼。
Topics Appearancec2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbverb + wince- try not to
- cause somebody to
- make somebody
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prepositionSee full entry Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘kick restlessly from pain or impatience’): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guenchir ‘turn aside’.