pinch of

1. 一小撮; 少量

I need a pinch of salt now.

我现在需要一小撮盐。

at a pinch

1. 必要时

They can put up at least 6 people for the night at a pinch.

必要时他们至少可以留宿六个人。

feel the pinch

1. 感到经济拮据

She usually felt the pinch at the end of a month.

她通常在月底感到手头很紧。

pinch and scrape

1. 省吃俭用

By pinching and scraping for the last five years, she has enough money to pay for her son's tuition.

在过去的五年里, 她省吃俭用, 终于积足了钱可支付她儿子的学费。

pinch off

1. 掐掉

The gardener is pinching off the young shoots.

花匠正在掐掉嫩枝。

pinch with

1. 使困苦

He arrived looking pinched with hunger and cold.

他到达时看上去又饿又冷。

with a pinch of salt

1. 有保留地

You should take what he says with a pinch of salt.

你不应完全相信他的话。