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单词 jink
释义 jink
I. \ˈjiŋk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. jinks \ˈjiŋ(k)s\ plural : pranks, frolics
 < operettas in which the jinks of a prewar military aristocracy were reclothed in the fashions of 1932 — Christopher Isherwood >
 < the jinks of a gang of youthful pranksters >
2. : the act or movement of one that jinks : a dodging away : slip
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to move quickly with sudden turns or changes of direction (as in dancing or dodging)
  < is constantly flying at fast speed, and is forever jinking all over the sky, twisting, turning, weaving, trying to avoid the flak from below — J.S.Childers >
 b. : to run away especially by agile movements
  < the bear had jinked sideways and vanished into a cave — Christine Weston >
  < these little white grouse jink out over the snowy sidings — Richard Perry >
2. chiefly Scotland : to play tricks and frolic
3. : to play for five tricks in spoil five after winning three at the risk of losing if unsuccessful the tricks already taken — used with it
transitive verb
1. chiefly Scotland : to escape by dodging or ducking
2. chiefly Scotland : to defeat by cheating or trickery
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by alteration
dialect England : chink III
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
dialect England : chink IV
 < a shunt engine groaned, and jinked the buffers of the freight trucks — Robert Westerby >
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