blink
- IPA[bliNGk]
美式
- shut and open the eyes quickly；try to control or prevent (tears) by shutting and opening the eyes quickly
- an act of shutting and opening the eyes quickly；a moment's hesitation
verb: blink, 3rd person present: blinks, gerund or present participle: blinking, past tense: blinked, past participle: blinked
noun: blink, plural noun: blinks
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. shut and open the eyes quickly he blinked his eyes nervously she blinked, momentarily blinded 同義詞
- ▪ try to control or prevent (tears) by shutting and opening the eyes quickly Elizabeth blinked back tears
- ▪ react to (something) with surprise or disapproval he doesn't blink at the unsavory aspects of his subject 同義詞
- ▪ back down from a confrontation the government blinked in the face of a coordinated public sector strike
- 2. (of a light or light source) shine intermittently or unsteadily the icon for his email was blinking 同義詞
名詞
- 1. an act of shutting and opening the eyes quickly he was observing her every blink
- ▪ a moment's hesitation Thompson would have given her all this without a blink
- 2. a momentary gleam of light out on the marshes there was a blink of light
