| 单词 | blink |
| 释义 | blink (once / 644 pages) 1nv 2v To blink is to briefly close your eyes. The bright sunlight first thing in the morning might make you blink rapidly, until your eyes adjust. Your eyes blink reflexively, when you're not even thinking about it, but you can also deliberately blink back tears. Certain lights blink as well, like your car's turn signal, flashing on and off. A figurative way to blink is to hesitate or give up, especially at a confrontation: "The lawyers kept holding out for a settlement, waiting for the other side to blink first." The origin of blink is probably the Middle Dutch blinken, "to glitter." WORD FAMILYblink: blinked, blinker, blinking, blinks+/blinker: blinkered, blinkers/blinking: blinkingly, blinkings, unblinking/blinks: blinkses/unblinking: unblinkingly USAGE EXAMPLESOtherwise, no one blinked because it was the third similar incident in a week. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) It is as eclectic and daring a release you’ll hear, pivoting from impish yips to bloodhound-ish yowls to Louis Armstrong impersonations in a blink. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) People will be able to order the discounted drug through a company called Blink Health, which operates a website and app. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) 1 1n a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly Syn|Hypo|Hyper blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking palpebration repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent) inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus 2v briefly shut the eyes The TV announcer never seems to blink Syn|Hypo|Hyper nictate, nictitate, wink palpebrate wink or blink, especially repeatedly bat, flutterwink briefly act involuntarily, act reflexively act in an uncontrolled manner 3v force to go away by blinking 2blink away tears Syn|Hyper blink away, wink conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress to put down by force or authority v gleam or glow intermittently Syn|Hypo|Hyper flash, twinkle, wink, winkle flick, flicker flash intermittently radiate cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays |
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