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wink

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  • vi.眨眼;闪烁;眨一只眼,眨眼示意(尤指使眼色或表示开玩笑);明灭
  • n.眼色;眨眼示意;眨一只眼

过去式: winked 现在分词: winking 过去分词: winked 第三人称单数: winks

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verb

1

眨一只眼,眨眼示意(尤指使眼色或表示开玩笑)
to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to sb, or to show sth is a joke

He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was.

他冲她眨了眨眼,她便知道他的想法和她一样。

2

闪烁;明灭
to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off

We could see the lights of the ship winking in the distance.

我们看见船在远方忽明忽暗地闪着灯光。

3

(尤指对坏事)视而不见;睁一只眼闭一只眼
to pretend that you have not noticed sth, especially sth bad or illegal

noun

眨一只眼;眨眼示意;眼色
an act of winking , especially as a signal to sb

He gave her a knowing wink.

他向她会意地眨了一下眼睛。

see also forty winks
习语

wink

频次

  • 1
    VERB 向…眨眼;使眼色
    When you wink at someone, you look towards them and close one eye very briefly, usually as a signal that something is a joke or a secret.

    Brian winked at his bride-to-be...

    布赖恩向他的准新娘使了个眼色。

  • 2
    VERB (灯)闪亮,闪烁
    If a lamp winks, it shines or reflects light in short flashes.

    From the hotel window, they could see lights winking on the bay.

    透过宾馆的窗子,他们能看见海湾一带灯光摇曳。

  • 3
    PHRASE 无法入睡;没合一下眼
    If you say that you did not sleep a wink or did not get a wink of sleep, you mean that you tried to go to sleep but could not.

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

    我在飞机上没合一下眼。

noun

1
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Synonym: blink eye blink blinking winking nictitation nictation
2
closing one eye quickly as a signal
3
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Synonym: blink of an eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy split second trice twinkling New York minute

verb

1
briefly shut the eyes
The TV announcer never seems to blink
Synonym: blink nictitate nictate
2
signal by winking
She winked at him
3
force to go away by blinking
blink away tears
Synonym: blink blink away
4
gleam or glow intermittently
The lights were flashing
Synonym: flash blink twinkle winkle

数据来源:WordNet

  1. ' I know you understand , ' he said and gave a conspiratorial wink .

    “我知道你明白。”他说道,会意地眨一眨眼。

  2. A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse .

    对瞎马点头眨眼都是一样。

  3. I didn 't get a wink of sleep last night .

    我昨天一夜都没合眼。

  4. Everything could be done by a nod and a wink .

    每件事只靠点拨一下就能办妥了。

  5. We could see the lights of the ship winking in the distance .

    我们看见船在远方忽明忽暗地闪着灯光。

  6. I 'll feel much better when I 've had forty winks .

    我打个盹就会感到好得多。

  7. He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was .

    他冲她眨了眨眼,她便知道他的想法和她一样。

  8. He gave her a knowing wink .

    他向她会意地眨了一下眼睛。

  9. They 've been spending a lot of time together , nudge nudge , wink wink .

    他们长期厮混在一起,卿卿我我的。

  10. I hardly slept a wink .

    我几乎连个盹都没打。

  11. From the hotel window , they could see lights winking on the bay .

    透过宾馆的窗子,他们能看见海湾一带灯光摇曳。

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

    我在飞机上没合一下眼。

  13. He didn 't sleep a wink all night

    他一夜没合眼。

  14. He smiled , winked and nodded , giving his seal of approval .

    他笑了,使了个眼色,然后点点头表示同意。

  15. She winked broadly at him and silently mouthed something

    她使劲冲他使眼色,不出声地对他说了些什么。

  16. Brian winked at his bride-to-be

    布赖恩向他的准新娘使了个眼色。

  17. He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom .

    他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。

  18. Without exaggeration I can say that I hardly slept a wink .

    可以毫不夸大地说,我几乎没有合过眼。

  19. Anyone can do it ; it 's as easy as winking .

    这谁都办得到,简直易如反掌。

  20. The satellite disappeared in a wink .

    瞬息之间,那颗卫星就消失了。

  21. I 've tipped you a wink or signalled to you on the sly many times , but before you took the hint others had already noticed .

    我多次向你使眼色,又给你递暗号,别人都明白了,你却没有反应。

  22. He winked at me .

    他向我使个眼色。

  23. 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。

  24. She didn 't get a wink of sleep all night .

    她一夜未尝合眼。

  25. Uncle John winked at me across the table .

    约翰叔叔隔着桌子向我眨眼。

  26. He winked at me , turned and left .

    他朝我丢了个眼色,转身走了。

  27. I winked at him to keep quiet .

    我朝他挤咕眼儿,叫他别开腔。

  28. 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。

  29. He winked meaningfully to her .

    他意味深长地向她挤了挤眼。

  30. It was summer and , one day , my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed-and there it was in the window , White , shiny , plastic and decorated with flowers , the basket winked at me and I knew-I knew-I had to have it .

    当时是夏天。有一天,妈妈开车送我去自行车店修轮胎。我看见橱窗里有一个装饰着鲜花的白色塑料篮子,它闪闪发亮,像是在对我眨眼,我知道——我知道——我必须拥有它。

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以下资源来自牛津词典

wink at sth

(尤指对坏事)视而不见;睁一只眼闭一只眼
to pretend that you have not noticed sth, especially sth bad or illegal

n.

not sleep a wink

没合一下眼;不能入睡
to not be able to sleep

I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.

我昨天一夜都没合眼。

I hardly slept a wink.

我几乎连个盹都没打。

a nod and a wink a nod is as good as a wink

一点就懂;(心有灵犀)一点通
used to say that a suggestion or a hint will be understood, without anything more being said

Everything could be done by a nod and a wink.

每件事只靠点拨一下就能办妥了。

nudge nudge, wink wink a nudge and a wink

(暗指与性行为有关的事)眉来眼去
used to suggest sth to do with sex without actually saying it

They've been spending a lot of time together, nudge nudge, wink wink.

他们长期厮混在一起,卿卿我我的。

tip sb the wink tip the wink to sb

给某人密送情报
to give sb secret information that they can use to gain an advantage for themselves