[T] to press a part of someone's skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts

捏，掐，夹:

We have to stop her pinching her baby brother.

我们必须制止她掐她还是婴儿的弟弟。

He pinched her cheek.

他捏了一下她的脸颊。

[T] [BrE informal] to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable

偷窃〔尤指小的物品或不很值钱的东西〕:

Someone's pinched my coat!

有人偷了我的外套！

[T] to press something between your finger and thumb

住; 紧:

Pinch the edges of the pastry together to seal it.

把馅饼的边缘捏紧封口。

[I,T] if something you are wearing pinches you, it presses painfully on part of your body, because it is too tight

〔穿的鞋等〕夹痛，挤痛:

Her new shoes were pinching.

她的新鞋挤脚。

sb has to pinch themselves, used when a situation is so surprising that the person involved needs to make sure that they are not imagining it

某人得掐自己一下〔以证实某情况是真实的〕:

Sometimes she had to pinch herself to make sure it was not all a dream.

有时候她得掐自己一下确定自己根本不是在做梦。

[T usually passive] [BrE old-fashioned] to ARREST someone

逮捕，拘捕

pinch of salt / pepper etc, a small amount of salt, pepper etc that you can hold between your finger and thumb

一撮盐/胡椒粉等:

Add a pinch of salt to taste.

加一撮盐来调味。

when you press someone's skin between your finger and thumb

捏，掐，夹:

She gave him a playful pinch.

她开玩笑地捏了他一把。

at a pinch [BrE] , in a pinch [AmE]

There's space for three people. Four at a pinch.

有三个人的空间，必要时可以挤四个人。

If you're in a pinch, I'm sure they'd look after Jenny for a while.

如果你有急事，他们肯定会暂时照顾珍妮一段时间。

take sth with a pinch of salt, used to say that you should not always completely believe what a particular person says

对某事半信半疑，对某事不完全相信:

You have to take what he says with a pinch of salt.

他的话你可不能全信。

feel the pinch, to have financial difficulties, especially because you are not making as much money as you used to make

〔尤指因赚钱不如以前多而〕感到拮据:

Local stores and businesses are beginning to feel the pinch.

当地的商店和公司开始感到手头有点紧。