squinch

[skwintʃ]

v. 挤压, 扭曲, 蜷缩
n. 对角斜拱

词形变化：

动词过去式: squinched | 动词过去分词: squinched | 动词现在分词: squinching | 动词第三人称单数: squinches |

n.

【建】内角拱, 对角斜

squinch

词形变化：

动词过去式: squinched | 动词过去分词: squinched | 动词现在分词: squinching | 动词第三人称单数: squinches |

squinch1[skwintʃ]n.1.■【建筑学】对角斜拱，内拱角 squinch2[skwintʃ]vt.1.■扭歪(五官等)；使乜斜：He squinches his features sorely.他疼得扭歪了脸。2.■使挤在一起；使皱缩：to squinch one's brows皱眉vi.1.■扭歪；乜斜，乜斜着眼睛2.■(身体等)紧缩；皱缩

1. a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome
   内角拱，突角拱，跨墙角拱
   

1. late 15th cent.: alteration of obsolete scunch, abbreviation of scuncheon
   

1. tense up the muscles of (one's eyes or face)
   (主美)紧绷（眼，脸）
   Gina squinched her face up.
   吉娜紧绷着她那张脸。
   ■[no obj.](of a person's eyes) narrow so as to be almost closed, typically in reaction to strong light
   （眼睛由于强光）眯起来
   he flicked on the inside light, which made my eyes squinch up.
   他啪的一声把里面的灯打开了，灯光使我的眼睛眯了起来。
   ■[no obj.]crouch down in order to make oneself seem smaller or to occupy less space
   （为使自己看起来更小或占更少的空间而）蹲下，蹲伏；蜷缩
   I squinched down under the sheet.
   我蜷缩在床单底下。
   

1. early 19th cent.: perhaps a blend of the verbs squeeze and pinch
   

squinch

名词 squinch:

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

动词 squinch:

crouch down

draw back, as with fear or pain

同义词：flinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

cross one's eyes as if in strabismus

同义词：squint

squinch

■The fans which want to look at the supper star squinch at the door.

希望/想看一眼这位明星的影迷挤在了门口。

■to squinch one's brows

皱眉

■squinch arch

突角拱