vt.

1. 捏，拧；夹痛，轧痛
   The new shoes pinch me at the toe.

   新鞋太紧轧痛我的脚趾。

2. 掐掉（嫩枝等）；修剪[（+out/off/back）]
   He decided to pinch back the buds on the plant.

   他决定将植物上的芽掐掉。

3. 使疼痛；使苦恼；使消瘦[H][（+with）]
   The cold pinched his face.

   他的脸冻得发痛。

   Her face was pinched by hunger.

   她的脸因饥饿而消瘦了。

4. 使感拮据，使感缺乏[H][（+for）]
   I'm pinched for money.

   我手头拮据。

5. 勒索，诈取[（+from/out of）]
   He tried to pinch money out of me.

   他试图勒索我的钱。

6. 【俚】偷取；擅自拿取
   His cousin caught him pinching apples.

   他偷吃苹果时被他表兄抓住。

7. 【俚】逮捕；拘留[H][（+for）]
   He was pinched for pushing drugs.

   他因贩卖毒品被捕。

vi.

1. 夹痛；挤痛
   Where does that shoe pinch?

   那只鞋什么地方太紧？

2. （向里）挤压，收缩[（+in）]
3. 节省；吝惜[（+on）]
   I had to pinch on food to buy that book.

   为了买那本书，我不得不在吃的方面省俭。

4. 【美】（矿脉等）狭缩，变薄[（+out）]
   The road pinched down to a trail.

   大路渐渐变窄，成了羊肠小道。

n.

1. 捏，拧；夹[C]
   He gave her a pinch on the face.

   他在她脸上拧了一下。

2. 夹痛，挤痛[the S]
   He suffered from the pinch of his tight shoes.

   他受鞋紧挤痛之苦。

3. （一）撮，少量[S][（+of）]
   Put a pinch of sugar in the soup.

   在汤里加一小撮糖。

4. 紧缺，匮乏[the S]
   We felt the pinch after Father lost his job.

   父亲失业之后，我们感到手头拮据了。

5. 紧要时刻，紧急情况[the S]
   I will help you in a pinch.

   有紧急情况我会帮助你。

6. 【俚】逮捕；拘留
   The police found the dope when they made the pinch.

   警察搜捕时发现了毒品。

7. 【俚】偷窃

v.

1. grip (the flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.
   ▸(of a shoe) hurt (a foot) by being too tight.
   ▸ [often as adj. pinched] tighten (the lips or a part of the face), especially with worry or tension.
2. live in a frugal way.
3. informal steal.
   ▸Brit. arrest (someone).
4. remove (buds or leaves) to encourage bushy growth.
5. Sailing  sail (a boat) so close to the wind that the sails begin to lose power.

n.

1. an act of pinching.
   ▸an amount of an ingredient that can be held between fingers and thumb.
2. Baseball  a critical point in the game.