词典释义：
grip (the skin of a part of someone's body) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb
捏，拧，掐，夹（身体某部位）
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she pinched his cheek. 她捏他的脸蛋。
grip the skin of a part of the body of (someone) in such a way
捏，拧，掐，夹（某人）
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Rosa pinched her hard. 罗莎使劲拧她。
(of a shoe)hurt (a foot) by being too tight.
（鞋）夹（脚），挤（脚）。
compress (the lips), especially with worry or tension
（由于担心或紧张）抿（嘴唇）
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Aunt Rose pinched her thin lips together. 罗斯婶婶将她薄薄的嘴唇抿在了一块。
remove (a bud, leaves, etc. ) to encourage bushy growth
（为促进生长）摘除（芽、叶等），摘心；打尖
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pinch out tips of shoots regularly. 定期给嫩芽打尖。
[no obj.]live in a frugal way
节约，节省
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if I scraped and pinched a bit, I might manage. 如果节衣缩食，省一点的话，我可能还过得去。
〈非正式〉 逮捕，拘留，拘捕
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I was pinched for dangerous driving last month. 上个月我因为危险驾驶而遭到拘留。
steal 〈非 正式，主英〉 偷
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he pinched a handful of sweets. 他偷了一把糖果。
【航海】 使（帆船）紧抢风。
an act of gripping the skin of someone's body between finger and thumb
捏，拧，夹，掐
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he gave her a gentle pinch. 他轻轻掐了她一下。
an amount of an ingredient that can be held between fingers and thumb
一小撮；少量
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add a pinch of salt. 加上一小撮盐。
〈非 正式〉 拘捕，拘留，逮捕。
an act of theft or plagiarism
偷盗；剽窃。
【棒球】 紧要时刻，紧要关头。
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at （或 〈北美〉in） a pinch if absolutely necessary 在必要时，在紧急时 -
feel the pinch experience hardship, especially financial 经历困难（尤指手头拮据）
"Middle English （as a verb）： from an Old Northern French variant of Old French
