wink

英 [wɪŋk]美 [wɪŋk]

vi. 眨眼；使眼色；闪烁

n. 眨眼；使眼色；闪烁；瞬间

vt. 眨眼

n. (Wink)人名；(瑞典、芬、德)温克

助记提示

分析：w——“我”的拼音首字母；ink——墨水。
记忆：我对着墨水眨眼。
2. blink => wink.
3. twink, twinkle => wink.

中文词源

wink 眨眼

来自PIE*weng,弯，转，摇晃，词源同wince,winch。引申词义点头，眨眼，合眼，示意，现主要用于词义眨眼。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. I didn't get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane.

我在飞机上没合一下眼。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I gave her a wink.

我朝她使了个眼色。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.

他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. We could not sleep a wink last night because of noise.

因为太吵,昨晚我们一点儿也没睡.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. A nod's as good as a wink , she was sacked for incompetence.

不用多说, 她因不称职而被解雇.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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