单词 | clink |
释义 | clink (once / 2003 pages) 1nv 2n WORD FAMILY clink: clinked, clinker, clinking, clinks+/clinker: clinkered, clinkering, clinkers USAGE EXAMPLESWe clink glasses again, and talk about the artists she likes. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) But he added, “We ask the kids not to clink glasses.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) “There’s power in numbers,” Ms. Dolan of Clink Hostels said. New York Times(Dec 05, 2016) 1 1n a short light metallic sound Syn|Hyper chink, click sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 2v make a high sound typical of glass champagne glasses clinked to make a toast Hyper sound cause to sound 3v make or emit a high sound 2Syn|Hyper chink, tink, tinkle go, sound make a certain noise or sound n a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) Syn|Hypo|Hyper gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer bastille a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) holding cella jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial hoosegow, hoosgowslang for a jail house of correction(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences lockupjail in a local police station workhousea county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months correctional institution a penal institution maintained by the government |
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