He worked with a pair of pincers.

(figurative)She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.

她不得不掐一下自己，弄清楚自己不是在做梦。

Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.

提高利率已使住房产业不堪负荷。

I'd trust her in a pinch...

身处困境时，我信任她。

Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.

用手指捏住鼻孔止血。

I was pinched for dangerous driving.

我因危险驾驶而被抓住。

...pickpockets who pinched his wallet.

偷走他钱包的扒手

Someone's pinched my coat!

有人偷了我的外套！

Pinch the edges of the pastry together to seal it.

把馅饼的边缘捏紧封口。

We have to stop her pinching her baby brother.

我们不能让她再掐她小弟弟了。

Add a pinch of salt to taste.

加一撮盐来调味。

a pinched nerve in the neck

脖子上一条被挤压的神经

She pinched his arm as hard as she could...

她使出浑身的力气拧他的胳膊。

We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.

我们两个都一直在掐自己，证明这不是在做梦。

Her new shoes were pinching.

她的新鞋挤脚。

...a pinch of nutmeg.

一撮肉豆蔻

He pinched her cheek.

他捏了一下她的脸颊。

These new shoes pinch.

这双新鞋夹脚。

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,以证明这一切不是在做梦。

Who's pinched my pen?

谁拿了我的笔？

She gave him a playful pinch.

她开玩笑地捏了他一把。