cringe

身をすくめる、たじろぐ

恐怖、嫌悪、恥ずかしさから後ずさりしたり体を縮めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To pull back or make your body smaller because you feel afraid, disgusted, or embarrassed.

• She cringed in fear.
• I cringe when I hear that awful noise.
• He cringed at the memory of his embarrassing speech.

使い方： cringe at something (I cringed at the horrible noise.); cringe away from someone/something (The child cringed away from the angry man.)

類義語： flinch, recoil, cower

よく使う表現： cringe in fear, cringe at something, cringe away

身をすくめる動作、ひるみ

恐怖、嫌悪、恥ずかしさで後ずさりしたり体を縮めたりする動作。

やさしい英語で： A movement of pulling back or making your body smaller because of fear, disgust, or embarrassment.

• He reacted with a cringe.
• A slight cringe showed how embarrassed she felt.
• I noticed his involuntary cringe as the needle approached.

類義語： flinch, recoil

よく使う表現： a slight cringe, a visible cringe, with a cringe