pinch

1. V-T If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze. 掐; 擰

She pinched his arm as hard as she could. 她使出全力擰他的胳膊。

2. N-COUNT Pinch is also a noun. 掐; 擰

She gave him a little pinch. 她輕輕地擰了他一下。

3. N-COUNT A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger. 撮

Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor. 將所有的配料，連同一撮鹽，放進食品加工機里。

4. V-T To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it. 偷拿 (尤為不太值錢的東西)[非正式]

Do you remember when I pinched your glasses?

你還記得我偷拿過你的眼鏡嗎？

5. PHRASE If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy. 感到手頭拮據(jù)

Consumers are spending less and merchants are feeling the pinch. 消費者花錢少了，商家感到手頭拮據(jù)。