squinch

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英[skwɪntʃ]

美[skwɪntʃ]

基本意思释义

n.突角拱

英英释义

Noun

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

Verb

1. crouch down

2. draw back, as with fear or pain;

\"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf\"

3. partly close one's eyes;

\"The children squinted to frighten each other\"