wink

英 [wɪŋk] 美 [wɪŋk]
  • vi. 眨眼;使眼色;闪烁
  • n. 眨眼;使眼色;闪烁;瞬间
  • vt. 眨眼
  • n. (Wink)人名;(瑞典、芬、德)温克

助记提示


分析:w——“我”的拼音首字母;ink——墨水。
记忆:我对着墨水眨眼。
2. blink => wink.
3. twink, twinkle => wink.

中文词源


wink 眨眼

来自PIE*weng,弯,转,摇晃,词源同wince,winch。引申词义点头,眨眼,合眼,示意,现主要用于词义眨眼。

英文词源


wink (v.)
Old English wincian "to blink, wink, close one's eyes quickly," from Proto-Germanic *wink- (cognates: Dutch winken, Old High German winkan "move sideways, stagger; nod," German winken "to wave, wink"), a gradational variant of the root of Old High German wankon "to stagger, totter," Old Norse vakka "to stray, hover," from PIE root *weng- "to bend, curve." The meaning "close an eye as a hint or signal" is first recorded c. 1100; that of "close one's eyes (to fault or irregularity)" first attested late 15c. Related: Winked; winking.
wink (n.)
"a quick shutting and opening of the eyes," c. 1300, from wink (v.); meaning "very brief moment of time" is attested from 1580s.

双语例句


1. I didn't get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane.
我在飞机上没合一下眼。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I gave her a wink.
我朝她使了个眼色。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.
他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. We could not sleep a wink last night because of noise.
因为太吵,昨晚我们一点儿也没睡.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. A nod's as good as a wink , she was sacked for incompetence.
不用多说, 她因不称职而被解雇.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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