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noun skwɪn(t)ʃskwin(t)SH A straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome. 内角拱，突角拱，跨墙角拱 Example sentencesExamples - Bam provided a veritable encyclopaedia of such historic structural elements: varieties of sun-dried mud brick squinches and vaults, many with the inclined arched technique recently used by Hassan Fathy.
- They experimented with devices for the reflection and refraction of light: mosaics were placed in carefully constructed squinches and pendentifs, in curved apses, in domes; even on flat surfaces, curved setting beds were employed.
- he drum of the dome, carried by the squinches, has a series of ceramic grilled windows which allow light to filter in from above.
- First started in the tomb of Iltutmish, the weight of the dome is transferred to the square base by the same mechanism - the squinch.
- The transition to the dome is achieved with trilobed squinches at the corners, mirrored with trilobed blind arches above the side niches.
OriginLate 15th century: alteration of obsolete scunch, abbreviation of scuncheon. Rhymescinch, clinch, finch, flinch, inch, lynch, Minch, pinch, winch verb skwɪn(t)ʃskwin(t)SH [with object]North American 1Tense up the muscles of (one's eyes or face) 〈主美〉紧绷（眼，脸） Gina squinched her face up 吉娜紧绷着她那张脸。 Example sentencesExamples - The light caused Clara to squinch her eyelids tight.
- ‘It'll be hard to find other good female friends as good-looking as you,’ he said and Adia squinched her nose.
- The children all squinched their eyes together tightly, forcing themselves to stay inert, struggling to focus on keeping their eyes shut.
- He didn't seem to be too keen on the idea, however, and squinched up his tiny face whenever her hand drew near.
- She squinched her eyes tight so she wouldn't cry.
- She squinched her eyes shut at this new and uncomfortable feeling.
- She looked at him inquisitively, squinching her eyes, deciding against the kick.
- She squinched up her nose and gave him that oh-you're so-adorable look.
- ‘You're looking forward to this?’ she squinched up her face.
- He squinched his eyes shut, and opened them wide, then closed them, then opened them again.
- He squinted for a better look, and the angel squinched up her blue eyes, too.
- She squinched her eyes shut, then opened them again.
- Water washed over her like a canopy as she squinched her eyes shut.
- She squinches her forehead, trying to remember.
- I refuse to try on something like that,’ she squinched her eyes closed and made a cross with her fingers and giggled.
Synonyms tighten, tauten, tense up, flex, contract, brace, stiffen - 1.1no object (of a person's eyes) narrow so as to be almost closed, typically in reaction to strong light.
（眼睛由于强光）眯起来 he flicked on the inside light, which made my eyes squinch up 他啪的一声把里面的灯打开了，灯光使我的眼睛眯了起来。 Example sentencesExamples - Bob's round features squinched up as he chided, ‘You said a potty word.’
Synonyms narrow, become narrow, become narrower, become tight, become tighter, become pinched
2no object Crouch down in order to make oneself seem smaller or to occupy less space. （为使自己看起来更小或占更少的空间而）蹲下，蹲伏；蜷缩 I squinched down under the sheet 我蜷缩在床单底下。 Example sentencesExamples - So there was, of course, no other alternative than to hide away on a cot, squinched to the wall as far as I could go.
OriginEarly 19th century: perhaps a blend of the verbs squeeze and pinch. nounskwin(t)SH A straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome. 内角拱，突角拱，跨墙角拱 Example sentencesExamples - The transition to the dome is achieved with trilobed squinches at the corners, mirrored with trilobed blind arches above the side niches.
- They experimented with devices for the reflection and refraction of light: mosaics were placed in carefully constructed squinches and pendentifs, in curved apses, in domes; even on flat surfaces, curved setting beds were employed.
- First started in the tomb of Iltutmish, the weight of the dome is transferred to the square base by the same mechanism - the squinch.
- Bam provided a veritable encyclopaedia of such historic structural elements: varieties of sun-dried mud brick squinches and vaults, many with the inclined arched technique recently used by Hassan Fathy.
- he drum of the dome, carried by the squinches, has a series of ceramic grilled windows which allow light to filter in from above.
OriginLate 15th century: alteration of obsolete scunch, abbreviation of scuncheon. verbskwin(t)SH [with object]North American 1Tense up the muscles of (one's eyes or face) 〈主美〉紧绷（眼，脸） Gina squinched her face up 吉娜紧绷着她那张脸。 Example sentencesExamples - Water washed over her like a canopy as she squinched her eyes shut.
- She looked at him inquisitively, squinching her eyes, deciding against the kick.
- She squinched her eyes tight so she wouldn't cry.
- He squinched his eyes shut, and opened them wide, then closed them, then opened them again.
- She squinched her eyes shut, then opened them again.
- ‘You're looking forward to this?’ she squinched up her face.
- She squinches her forehead, trying to remember.
- ‘It'll be hard to find other good female friends as good-looking as you,’ he said and Adia squinched her nose.
- The children all squinched their eyes together tightly, forcing themselves to stay inert, struggling to focus on keeping their eyes shut.
- She squinched up her nose and gave him that oh-you're so-adorable look.
- He squinted for a better look, and the angel squinched up her blue eyes, too.
- She squinched her eyes shut at this new and uncomfortable feeling.
- The light caused Clara to squinch her eyelids tight.
- He didn't seem to be too keen on the idea, however, and squinched up his tiny face whenever her hand drew near.
- I refuse to try on something like that,’ she squinched her eyes closed and made a cross with her fingers and giggled.
Synonyms tighten, tauten, tense up, flex, contract, brace, stiffen - 1.1no object (of a person's eyes) narrow so as to be almost closed, typically in reaction to strong light.
（眼睛由于强光）眯起来 he flicked on the light, which made my eyes squinch up 他啪的一声把里面的灯打开了，灯光使我的眼睛眯了起来。 Example sentencesExamples - Bob's round features squinched up as he chided, ‘You said a potty word.’
Synonyms narrow, become narrow, become narrower, become tight, become tighter, become pinched - 1.2no object Crouch down in order to make oneself seem smaller or to occupy less space.
（为使自己看起来更小或占更少的空间而）蹲下，蹲伏；蜷缩 I squinched down under the sheet 我蜷缩在床单底下。 Example sentencesExamples - So there was, of course, no other alternative than to hide away on a cot, squinched to the wall as far as I could go.
OriginEarly 19th century: perhaps a blend of the verbs squeeze and pinch. |