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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- wink
[wɪŋk]
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1.
noun
[c]
[of eye]
眨眼
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2.
vi.
[person+]
眨眼
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3.
vi.
[light+]
闪烁
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to give sb a wink, wink at sb
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向某人眨了眨眼
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- wink
[wɪŋk]
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1.
vt.
眨眼示意；使眼色
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She passed Jack in the corridor and he winked at her.
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她在过道上与杰克对面而过时，杰克给她使了眼色。
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She winked at him.
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她对他使了个眼色。
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2.
vi.
闪烁
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The large diamond on her ring finger winked in the moonlight.
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她无名指上的大钻石在月光下闪烁。
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3.
vi.
眨眼
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John looked at her and winked, a curiously gesture that made her want to laugh.
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约翰看着她，对她眨眼，这个古怪的动作令她想笑。
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4.
vi.
眨掉（眼泪）
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Barbara straightened up and winked away the tears.
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芭芭拉直起腰来，眨掉了眼泪。
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5.
n.[c]
眨眼功夫，瞬间
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Life can be taken away from us in the wink of an eye.
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生命可以在眨眼间消失。
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6.
n.[c]
眨一只眼示意
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William smiled at his wife and gave her a large wink.
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威廉对她妻子微笑，并向她眨一只眼示意。
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7.
n.[c]
眨眼
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He couldn't control the winks of his eyes.
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他不能控制眨眼动作。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- wink
[wɪŋk]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to close and open one eye quickly, deliberately, or in an exaggerated fashion to convey friendliness, etc
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2.
vi.
to close and open (an eye or the eyes) momentarily
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3.
vt.
[tr; foll by away, back, etc]
to force away (tears, etc) by winking
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to signal with a wink
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5.
vi.
[intr]
(of a light) to gleam or flash intermittently
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6.
n
a winking movement, esp one conveying a signal, etc, or such a signal
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7.
n
an interrupted flashing of light
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8.
n
a brief moment of time; instant
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9.
n
[Spoken]
the smallest amount, esp of sleep - See also forty winks
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10.
n
[Etymology]
Old English wincian; related to Old Saxon wincon, Old High German winchan, German winken to wave. See wench, winch
- wink
[wɪŋk]
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1.
n
a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C20: shortened from tiddlywinks
Examples
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It was a humorless wink; a wink of warning.
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这不是幽默的眨眼；这是警告的眨眼。
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not get a wink of sleep
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一点都没睡
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Life can be taken away from us in the wink of an eye.
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生命可以在眨眼间消失。
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I eased out my knife，making it wink in the sunlight，and smiled sweetly at them.
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我放下了小刀，它在阳光下闪出一道光，我向他们甜甜地微笑着。
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Their secret signal was a wink.
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他们的暗号是使眼色。
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使眼色
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tip sb. the wink; wink at sb.
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一宿没睡，白天瞌睡得很。
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I'm terribly sleepy today; I didn't sleep a wink last night.
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nciku Video Note
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眨 [zhǎ]
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闪 [shǎn]
Related video notes: 眨、闪
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