| 单词 |
cringe-makingly |
| 释义 |
cringe-makingly, adv. colloq. (chiefly Brit.). Brit. |ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌmeɪkɪŋli|, U.S. |ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌmeɪkɪŋli| [‹ cringe-making adj. + -ly suffix2.] Such as to make one cringe; so intensely embarrassing, shameful, sentimental, etc., that one might cringe.
1984Financial Times 28 Nov. 13/6 Sir Peter..submitted to the discomfort of being interviewed by Mr Johnson in a manner that cringe-makingly combined gush, archness and reverence. 1996Observer 29 Dec. (Life Suppl.) 37/5 The troupe of 11 black musicians and 30 dancers, acrobats and comedians whose show was known, cringe-makingly, as The Chocolate Kiddies. 2002Daily Mail (Nexis) 23 Jan. 12 Footballers' Wives on ITV1..is so utterly, cringe-makingly awful that six million viewers have already taken it to their hearts. |

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