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单词 jink
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(dʒɪŋk)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense jinks, present participle jinking, past tense, past participle jinked
1. verb
To jink somewhere means to move there quickly in an irregular way, rather than by moving in a straight line.
[British, informal]
As they reached the start-finish line Prost jinked right and drew abreast. [VERB adverb/preposition]
[Also VERB]
2.  See also high jinks

jink in British English

(dʒɪŋk)
verb
1. 
to move swiftly or jerkily or make a quick turn in order to dodge or elude
noun
2. 
a jinking movement
Word origin
C18: of Scottish origin, imitative of swift movement

jink in American English

(dʒɪŋk)
verb intransitive
1.  Chiefly British
to move swiftly or with sudden turns, as in dodging a pursuer
noun
2.  Chiefly British
an eluding, as by a quick, sudden turn

Examples of 'jink' in a sentence
jink

She ran like a wounded deer, in a staggering, pain-crazed jink.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION (2004)
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