wink
英 [wɪŋk]
美 [wɪŋk]
- vi. 眨眼；使眼色；閃爍
- n. 眨眼；使眼色；閃爍；瞬間
- vt. 眨眼
- n. (Wink)人名；(瑞典、芬、德)溫克
助記提示
分析：w——“我”的拚音首字母；ink——墨水。
記憶：我對著墨水眨眼。
2. blink => wink.
3. twink, twinkle => wink.
中文詞源
wink 眨眼來自PIE*weng,彎，轉，搖晃，詞源同wince,winch。引申詞義點頭，眨眼，合眼，示意，現主要用於詞義眨眼。
英文詞源
- wink (v.)
- Old English wincian "to blink, wink, close one's eyes quickly," from Proto-Germanic *wink- (cognates: Dutch winken, Old High German winkan "move sideways, stagger; nod," German winken "to wave, wink"), a gradational variant of the root of Old High German wankon "to stagger, totter," Old Norse vakka "to stray, hover," from PIE root *weng- "to bend, curve." The meaning "close an eye as a hint or signal" is first recorded c. 1100; that of "close one's eyes (to fault or irregularity)" first attested late 15c. Related: Winked; winking.
- wink (n.)
- "a quick shutting and opening of the eyes," c. 1300, from wink (v.); meaning "very brief moment of time" is attested from 1580s.
雙語例句
- 1. I didn't get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane.
- 我在飛機上沒合一下眼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I gave her a wink.
- 我朝她使了個眼色。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.
- 他眨眼暗示我按那個價格就不要買.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. We could not sleep a wink last night because of noise.
- 因為太吵,昨晚我們一點兒也沒睡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A nod's as good as a wink , she was sacked for incompetence.
- 不用多說, 她因不稱職而被解雇.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》