blench
verb /blentʃ/
/blentʃ/
[intransitive] (British English, formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they blench | /blentʃ/ /blentʃ/ |
| he / she / it blenches | /ˈblentʃɪz/ /ˈblentʃɪz/ |
| past simple blenched | /blentʃt/ /blentʃt/ |
| past participle blenched | /blentʃt/ /blentʃt/ |
| -ing form blenching | /ˈblentʃɪŋ/ /ˈblentʃɪŋ/ |
- to react to something in a way that shows you are frightened
（因惊吓而）退缩；惊悸 - He blenched when he heard her name announced.
当他听到宣布她的名字时，他退缩了。
词源Old English blencan ‘deceive’, of Germanic origin; later influenced by blink. - He blenched when he heard her name announced.