| 单词 | blink |
| 释义 | blinkWord family nounblinkardblinkerblinksadjectiveblinkedblinkeredblinkingverbblink Human blink1 /blɪŋk/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBH to shut and open your eyes quickly 眨（眼） I blinked as I came out into the sunlight. 我走出来，在太阳光下直眨眼睛。 2 [intransitiveI]SHINE if lights blink, they shine unsteadily or go on and off quickly 〔灯光〕时闪时灭，闪烁 The light on your answering machine is blinking. 你电话答录机上的指示灯在闪。 3 not (even) blink DON'T CAREto not seem at all surprised 丝毫不惊奇 When I told her how much it would cost, she didn’t even blink. 当我告诉她这个要多少钱时，她甚至连眼睛都没眨一下。 Examples from the Corpus not (even) blink• Residents didn't even blink when the chemicals company set up business in town.• And yet Stillman had not even blinked.• But in the stagecraft of dethronement, Kingsley had not taken the bait, had not even blinked.• I hold my finger in front of her nose; still she does not blink.• We found the village easily enough, though anyone travelling in the area in a Porsche had better not blink.• What if Khrushchev had not blinked?• It seems to us so extraordinary, yet the storyteller does not blink an eyelid.• Mine felt as if they had not blinked for hours.• She found that she could not even blink under the harsh glare. 4. before you could blink spokenFAST/QUICK extremely quickly 一眨眼，霎时间 5 blink back/away tears to shut and open your eyes in order to get rid of tears 眨眼控制泪水 Lynn laughed, blinking back unexpected tears. 琳恩笑了，眨眨眼睛，抑制住了突如其来的泪水。 Examples from the Corpus blink back/away tears• I noticed that his hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be blinking back tears.• She needed to blink away tears.• Touching the welt, Howard tried to blink back tears before going inside. Examples from the Corpus blink• When I got in, the message light on my answering machine was blinking.• He went over to her and saw that her eyes were staring into the sun without blinking.• He blinked as he walked out into the bright sunshine.• Cranston tightened his lips, blinking his eyes furiously as he always did when the tears threatened to return.• The neon lights on the theater blinked red and blue.• Williams blinked repeatedly throughout the process, Groves said.• That is, the rabbit still blinks to the air puff but not to the tone.• Blood had begun to run into the corner of his eye and he blinked to try and clear his vision.• Paige blinked up at the furious male figure above her. Human blink2 noun 1 on the blink spokenBROKEN not working properly 失灵，出毛病 My computer’s on the blink again. 我的电脑又出问题了。 Examples from the Corpus on the blink• Your computers must be on the blink.• No sooner does one learn to avoid one station than another goes on the blink.• One of the North Sea rigs has gone on the blink.• Your link's on the blink.• The radio's on the blink again.• The blasted thing's on the blink again. 2. in the blink of an eye FAST/QUICKvery quickly 一眨眼工夫，转眼之间 Examples from the Corpus in the blink of an eye• A full volley will rip through the toughest regiment causing immense casualties in the blink of an eye.• I had read somewhere that all the greatest discoveries had been made in the blink of an eye.• He went from frozen stillness to liquid and menacing movement in the blink of an eye.• It was the uncertainty, the thought that all my happiness could be smashed in the blink of an eye.• He would be up and after them in the blink of an eye.• How often does it lose a week's work in the blink of an eye? 3. [countableC]HBH the action of quickly shutting and opening your eyes 眨眼 Examples from the Corpus blink• In the corner of his eye Ezra saw the answer light, a blink in open water.• The mayor declared with nary a blink.• Every blink conforms to the causal laws of this physical movement.• Just a slow blink and a shuffling step backward.• I had read somewhere that all the greatest discoveries had been made in the blink of an eye. (1500-1600) Middle Dutch blinken “to shine” |
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