| 释义 |
wink1 /wingk/ intransitive verb- To shut an eye briefly
- To do this as a sign, hint or communication, eg to convey an amused understanding
- To shut the eyes (obsolete)
- To blink
- To seem not to see
- To connive (usu with at)
- To flicker, twinkle
transitive verb- To close and open (an eye) quickly
- To flicker
- To express by flashlights
noun- The act of winking
- A hint conveyed, or as if conveyed, by winking
- A blink
- A closing of the eyes for sleep, or a short spell of sleep, as in forty winks, not sleep a wink
- A flicker
- A very small time or distance
ORIGIN: OE wincian; Ger winken winkˈer noun - Someone who winks
- (usu in pl) a horse's blinker
- An eye, eyelid or eyelash (dialect and N Am inf)
- The nictitating membrane of a bird's eye
- A small bellows in an organ, regulated by a spring, controlling variations of wind pressure
- Either of the flashing direction indicators on a motor vehicle (informal)
winkˈing noun The act of giving a wink adjective (Shakespeare)Closed, or with eyes shut, or blind winkˈingly adverb winkˈ-a-peep noun (dialect) The scarlet pimpernel easy as winking Very easily indeed forty winks see under forty like winking (slang) Very rapidly tip someone the wink (informal) To give someone a useful hint |