twinge
noun /twɪndʒ/
/twɪndʒ/
- a sudden short feeling of pain
（一阵）剧痛，刺痛 - He felt a twinge in his knee.
他感到膝盖一阵剧痛。 - I still get the occasional twinge of pain.
偶尔我还有一阵阵的痛苦。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- little
- slight
- …
- experience
- feel
- get
- …
- twinge of
- He felt a twinge in his knee.
- twinge (of something) a sudden short feeling of an unpleasant emotion
（一阵）不快，难过，痛苦 - a twinge of disappointment
一阵失望 - She felt a twinge of guilt about cancelling at the last moment.
她对在最后一刻取消感到一阵内疚。 - I felt a twinge of envy at her success.
我对她的成功感到一阵嫉妒。
- She still has twinges of resentment about it.
她对那件事仍感到阵阵的怨恨。 - The letter still gives him a twinge when he thinks of it.
他一想到那封信仍会感到一阵刺痛。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- little
- slight
- …
- experience
- feel
- get
- …
- twinge of
- a twinge of disappointment
词源Old English twengan ‘pinch, wring’, of Germanic origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent.