flinch /ˈflɪnʧ/
(vi.)畏縮,退縮,畏首畏尾退縮,一種把牌堆積在桌上的遊戲
Flinch v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched p. pr. & vb. n. Flinching.]
1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat.
A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining. --Locke.
2. Croquet To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
Flinch, n. The act of flinching.
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flinch
n : a reflex response to sudden pain [syn: wince]
v : draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: squinch, funk,
cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail]