捏[]niē ❶ （用拇指和别的手指夹） hold between the fingers; pinch: 把米里的虫子 ～ 出来 pick the worms out of the rice; ～ 住一枚别针 hold a pin with one's fingers; 那个男孩在我的手臂上 ～ 了一下。 The boy pinched my arm.
❷ （用手指把软东西弄成一定的形状） knead with the fingers; mould: ～ 饺子 make dumplings; ～ 泥人儿 mould clay figurines
❸ （编造事实） fabricate; make up: ～ 报 fake a report
◆捏合 mediate; act as go-between; fabricate; make up; 捏积 {中医} a method of treating children's digestive disorders by kneading or massaging the muscles along the spine; chiropractic; 捏钳 tweezers; 捏一把汗 break into a sweat with fright [fear]; be breathless with anxiety or tension; be in a sweat; be seized with anxiety; 捏造 fabricate; concoct; fake; trump up; pull sth. out of a [one's] hat; 捏造是非 spread rumours; spread false informa￣ tion; circulate a fabricated tale |