1. She cringed when she heard the embarrassing story.
她听到那段尴尬的故事时感到不适。

2. He cringed at his own awkward joke.
他对自己尴尬的笑话感到难为情。

3. I cringed while watching the awkward presentation.
我看那个尴尬的演讲时感到不适。

4. They cringed away from the loud noise.
他们听到巨响时本能地退缩。

A: I cringed when I saw that old photo.
A：我看到那张旧照片时尴尬得不行。

B: Same here, it really makes people cringe.
B：我也是，那真的让人很尴尬。

1) 因尴尬或不适而退缩的反应

2) 对令人难堪情境的本能反应

3) 表达心理上的不适或羞耻感

1. 因尴尬而畏缩

e.g.She cringed at the awkward silence.
她对那尴尬的沉默感到不适。

2. 因害怕而退缩

e.g.He cringed when the loud noise started.
当巨响出现时他本能地退缩。

3. 感到难堪

e.g.I cringed at my old mistakes.
我为自己过去的错误感到尴尬。

verb

1. To feel embarrassed, uncomfortable, or frightened and show this by a slight movement away.

Synonym: flinch, shrink