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单词 clink
释义 clink
I. \ˈkliŋk\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English clinken, probably from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound
  < the coin clinked as it hit the floor >
  < swished the highball gently around in his glass so that the ice clinked — Leslie Charteris >
 b. : to move or act so that such a sound is given out (as by the heels)
  < a man in hobnailed boots clinked in at the door >
2. of words or verses, archaic : rhyme, jingle
3. dialect Britain : to move or throw oneself quickly and abruptly — usually used with down
 < clinked down beside her on the sofa >
or off
 < clinked off … and jumped safe over hedge — Thomas Hardy >
transitive verb
1. : to cause to clink : strike together so as to produce a clinking sound
 < clinked the coins in his purse — T.B.Costain >
2. archaic : to make (words or lines) rhyme or jingle
3. dialect Britain : to strike or beat sharply : slap
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from clinken, v.
1.
 a. : a clinking sound
  < the clink of glasses >
  < the clink of coins >
 b. chiefly Scotland : money, cash, coin
2. : rhyme, assonance, jingle
3. : the sharp note of certain birds (as the stonechat)
4.
 a. dialect Britain : a quick sharp blow : rap
 b. dialect : instant, moment
  < in a clink >
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English clinken, perhaps from Old English -clencan (in beclencan to hold fast) — more at clench
chiefly Scotland : to clinch especially with nails or rivets
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from Clink, a prison in Southwark, borough of London, England, probably from Clink, a part of the Manor of Southwark
slang : jail, prison : prison cell : guardhouse
 < put in the clink for petty thievery >
 < safeguards the reputation of the arresting policeman by riding with him when he takes the girl to the county clink — G.S.Perry >
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