英语词汇“blinkers”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

blink /blingk/

intransitive verb

To close both eyes momentarily

To wink

To glance, peep

To look with the eyes half-closed

To look with amazement (at)

To shine unsteadily or intermittently

transitive verb

To open and close (the eyes) rapidly

To flash (a light) off and on

To shut out of sight, to ignore or evade (rare)

noun

A glimpse, glance or wink

A gleam, esp momentary

ORIGIN: Cf blench¹

blinkˈard noun (archaic)

A person who blinks or has bad eyes

blinked adjective

Affected with blinking

blinkˈer noun

(usu in pl) leather flaps to prevent a horse from seeing sideways or backwards
An intermittent flashing light

transitive verb

blinkˈered adjective

blinkˈing adjective or adverb (slang)

Used as an intensifier, prob as a substitute for bloody

blinks noun

A mud or water weed (genus Montia) of the family Portulacaceae, with minute half-closed flowers

in the blink of an eye

on the blink (informal)

(of an electrical or electronic device) working intermittently or not working at all