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pinch²
n
1 pinch of salt/pepper etc the amount of salt, pepper etc that you can hold between your finger and thumb 一撮盐/胡椒粉等
2 [C] an act of pressing someone's flesh between your finger and thumb 拧，掐，捏
3 at a pinch BrE 【英】 in a pinch AmE 【美】 only with difficulty or only if really necessary 勉强，必要时:
I could get $300, maybe $400 dollars in a pinch. 我能弄到 300 美元，必要时可能是 400 美元。
4 feel the pinch to have financial difficulties because you do not have enough money 〔因缺钱〕感到拮据，陷入困境:
Small businesses are feeling the pinch. 小企业正陷入困境。
5 take sth with a pinch of salt to not completely believe what someone says to you 对…有所保留，对…半信半疑
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