squinching是什么意思

2023-12-18 03:17:16

squinching

美[skwɪntʃ] 英[skwɪntʃ]

v. 挤压；扭曲；蜷缩

n. 对角斜拱

过去式：squinched 过去分词：squinched 现在分词：squinching 第三人称单数：squinches

近义词：squint，quail，recoil，cringe，funk，wince，flinch，shrink，

Noun

a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

Verb

crouch down
draw back, as with fear or pain;
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
cross ones eyes as if in strabismus;
"The children squinted so as to scare each other"