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Definition of squint in English: squintverb skwɪntskwɪnt 1no object Look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light. （为了能看清楚或由于强光而）眯着眼看 the bright sun made them squint 明亮的阳光使他们眯起眼来。 Example sentencesExamples - I found her curled up under the basement stairwell, squinting in the dim light at the pages of a book.
- Buddy squinted in an attempt to see clearly who she was talking with.
- The three rise, squinting into the search light and raising their hands.
- I pushed the covers away from my face, slowly, squinting into the light.
- Shading my eyes from the glare of the sun, I squinted to see more clearly.
- Dean awoke, squinting to the unaccustomed light.
- Around the moon was a huge corona - a vast circle of light surrounded it - like a massive, pale-blue version of the effect that you get when you squint at a street light.
- One holds up a brick to the light, and squinting, marks his name on one side.
- The others were ready to go, standing slowly and squinting against the intense light.
- She squinted in an attempt to make out her surroundings, to find something familiar that would lead her home, the only place she was safe.
- Miles stepped outside the cave, squinting as the light of the midday sun temporarily blinded him.
- I have to squint, because the light makes my head hurt.
- After squinting in an attempt to discern a couple of features to make the object recognizable, he began walking swiftly towards it.
- The images of his release, broadcast live around the world, show a man squinting into the light as if blinded.
- Though smiling, he was squinting hard in the strong light and looked distinctly uncomfortable.
- I heard a humming and the dozen fluorescent lights started to flicker on and I blinked, squinting at the bright light.
- He continued on, squinting through the blue light.
- The curtains in Gibbs' room are half open; she is squinting as though the light stings her eyes.
- Just then, the sun broke past the tree line; Lizzie and Jake squinted into the sudden light.
- Sliding the door open, she winced at the bright light, squinting.
Synonyms screw up one's eyes, narrow one's eyes, look with/through narrowed eyes, peer, blink rare squinny - 1.1with object Partly close (one's eyes) in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.
（为了能看清楚或由于强光而）眯着眼看 he squinted sleepy eyes against the sudden light Example sentencesExamples - Grandmother looked up at the sky, squinting her eyes.
- There was a rustle of straw in the corner of the chamber, illumined by a shaft of diffident sunlight that looked as though it had got up far too early, and a tousled head poked out, squinting bleary eyes into the dusty gloom.
- Kalvin squinted his eyes at him, reasoning out what he said and finally had to agree.
- Ivya grew closer and closer, squinting her eyes to make out the figure.
- If you load up 10 weblogs at random and squint your eyes at the screen, they all look about the same.
- But squint your eyes, screw up your face and study the glossy frames and you'll find them fascinating.
- He looks at Natasha, who squints her eyes and pouts, then laughs, hands on hips.
- Angel looked up from the table he was sitting at, squinting his poor eyes through his thick lenses, to see who was walking in so early.
- Thomas has now woken and groggily shifts around in his bed, squinting his eyes against the light, even though it's dull.
- Stifling a cry, I squinted my eyes closed and bit my lower lip.
- It was like being in a dark room and having somebody turn the light on - we just squinted our eyes for a minute there.
- She squints her eyes tight, holding back tears.
- Is it true that you originally squinted your eyes because of nervousness?
- Cassie squints her eyes tightly to try and make out the figure coming towards her.
- Lucia had stepped out to the front steps of the school, squinting her eyes and scanning the area, obviously looking for me.
- He squints his eyes, trying to see as far ahead of him as he can, but the car lights only go so far.
- Deciding this act to be futile, he took a longer glance, squinting beady eyes in the dark, and gestured his yellow thumb in the direction of the door.
- The door slammed closed and he squinted his eyes against the pain.
- He was squinting his eyes that were filled with tears now.
- He hadn't noticed how close his face was to the soft paper as he squinted his eyes to read the scripted writing.
2no object Have eyes that look in different directions. 斜着眼；眼睛斜视 梅勒妮没有斜视。 Example sentencesExamples - Children with lazy eye may squint, look cross-eyed, or tilt their head to see things.
Synonyms be cross-eyed, have a squint Scottish be skelly technical suffer from strabismus, be strabismic British informal be boss-eyed - 2.1 (of a person's eye) have a deviation in the direction of its gaze.
（人的眼睛）患斜视；患斜眼 her left eye squinted slightly 她的左眼有点斜视。 Example sentencesExamples - The process of exclusion affects not only the squinting eye, but also in part the one that does not squint.
noun skwɪntskwɪnt 1in singular A permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye. （人的眼睛）患斜视；患斜眼 我斜视得很厉害。 Example sentencesExamples - Vakhass was suspected of developing a squint, which if left untreated could have led to permanent blindness in one eye.
- Rachael suffered severe damage to her right eye and has restricted vision… She has twice had surgery to correct the squint.
- Some people who have had unsuccessful treatment for squint may have persistent double vision dating from the time of the treatment.
- It is usually caused by a squint in one eye, which means the eyes look in different directions.
- That's right, so you test one eye at a time and check what their vision is and also you check at the same time to see whether they have an obvious squint.
- If the condition is caused by another problem such as a squint or a cataract, surgery may be needed.
- Double vision may be a symptom of certain types of squint.
- Of course you know a squint may be induced or cured by surgery?
- The precipitating cause of a child with normal, though fragile, binocular function developing a squint has often been considered to be a systemic illness.
- Some babies are born with a squint or their eyes roll away from each other occasionally.
- As well as checking that vision and hearing are normal for the age of the child, they look for any treatable conditions that make it difficult to hear or see, such as glue ear or a squint.
- Premature babies are more likely to have early problems with their hearing and sight, such as crossed eyes or a squint.
- I thought I might go back when he started school but then he needed me for writing and he had a squint, which meant hospital appointments and treatment.
- The most important cause of squint is a focusing error in which the lens system of the eye is not strong enough to bring the image to focus on the retina (hypermetropia).
- Common eye problems including short-sightedness and a squint.
- One eye has been practically useless all his life and he has a squint in the other.
- Strabismic amblyopia usually presents with a visible squint, but refractive amblyopia or a small angle strabismus may not be detected until it is too late for treatment to be effective.
- Long-sighted children with a squint need to be monitored carefully to avoid a lazy eye developing.
- My daughter was born 31 years ago, like many children, with a divergent squint.
- If corrective spectacles are not worn this convergent squint may become permanent.
Synonyms cross-eyes British informal boss-eye technical strabismus 2informal in singular A quick or casual look. 〈非正式〉瞟，瞥 让我瞟一眼。 Example sentencesExamples - After a light roughing up and a long squint at our papers they seemed satisfied that we didn't represent an imminent threat to national security.
- This revelation seemed all the more miraculous after a squint into the kitchen, which is also extremely small.
- And a quick squint at his press clippings suggests that the way he earns his living is indeed scandalous.
- A quick squint at lunchtime allows residents of this upmarket pile to decide whether or not there is someone sufficiently interesting there to make the short walk down the Mound worthwhile.
- A quick squint in my mirror and I can just make out a Caterham hurtling up behind me.
- Neither of Hemingway's famous watering holes, visited by hordes of western tourists, are especially wonderful, but are still worth a squint.
- The Times has a new Week on the Web roundup in which they have a squint round the blogs and see if there's anything they like the look of.
Synonyms look, glance, peep, peek, glimpse view, examination, study, inspection, scan, sight informal eyeful, dekko, butcher's, gander, look-see, once-over, shufti, recce Australian/New Zealand informal geek, squiz New Zealand informal Jack Nohi 3An oblique opening through a wall in a church permitting a view of the altar from an aisle or side chapel. 斜视孔（从走廊或副礼拜堂看祭坛的墙上斜孔） Example sentencesExamples - The squint in the title of the play at Chelsea Theatre, is mainly one of those narrow slots in a wall in mediaeval churches where people excluded from the service can watch the Mass.
- There is a blocked squint, of uncertain date, in the north wall just as you enter the chancel around which careful searching will reveal some Civil War graffiti.
- The squint gave a view of the altar to parishioners sitting in the lost north transept.
adjective skwɪnt Scottish Not straight or level. 〈主苏格兰〉不直的，歪的；不平的，斜的 the squint bottom edge of the puzzle Example sentencesExamples - Only a squint nose - it's been battered over the years - suggests that he's a rugby player.
- "I'm home!" I shout, stumbling over old Sylvia's gardening boots as I enter through the squint doorway.
- We've spent a lot of time measuring everything and I don't think it could be any straighter (note that the lawn has a squint edge so it would be a mistake to use that as a reference).
- I thought you were laughing at my squint eyes and pronounced limp.
Synonyms lopsided, askew, awry, to one side, off-centre, uneven, unsymmetrical, asymmetrical, asymmetric, not straight, out of true, out of line, on one side, tilted, at an angle, angled, slanted, aslant, slanting, sloping
Derivativesnoun ˈskwɪntəˈskwɪn(t)ər Whether blind as bats or merely squinters, people with less than 20/20 vision endure a lot to improve their view of the world. Example sentencesExamples - The squinters usually continue their surveillance in silence for a moment or two.
- As use of portable hand-held gadgets soars, Americans are becoming a nation of squinters who spend hours hunched over gadgets such as PDAs, cell phones, game devices and iPods, straining to read small text everywhere from dimly lighted restaurants to sunny park benches.
- I've noticed that a lot of people with crow's feet also seem to be heavy squinters, and squinting will make you wrinkle for sure.
- Furthermore, surveys of Americans between the ages of 24 and 35 tell us that squinters are boring and unattractive.
adjectivesquintiest, squintier often in combination squinty-eyed Example sentencesExamples - And even as I am relating this story I know you are looking upon me with great anger in your squinty, beady eyes.
- Stoic and economical in his movements, expressing emotional pain through tight-lipped grimaces and squinty eyes, Mortenson is the perfect cowboy hero.
- He had a round face covered in stubble, thick eyebrows, small, dark, squinty eyes, full round lips and very short receding dark hair.
- We sat outside for a few minutes, facing into the sun with squinty eyes, and then a chill wind blew in, covered the entire sky, and chucked a squall of rain our way.
- Elam's portrayals of sinister thugs, gangsters and gunslingers were aided immeasurably by his squinty, wandering left eye.
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'squinting', as in squint-eyed): shortening of asquint. Rhymesasquint, bint, clint, dint, flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, print, quint, skint, splint, sprint, stint, tint Definition of squint in US English: squintverbskwɪntskwint 1no object Look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light. （为了能看清楚或由于强光而）眯着眼看 the bright sun made them squint 明亮的阳光使他们眯起眼来。 Example sentencesExamples - Miles stepped outside the cave, squinting as the light of the midday sun temporarily blinded him.
- He continued on, squinting through the blue light.
- The curtains in Gibbs' room are half open; she is squinting as though the light stings her eyes.
- Buddy squinted in an attempt to see clearly who she was talking with.
- After squinting in an attempt to discern a couple of features to make the object recognizable, he began walking swiftly towards it.
- Shading my eyes from the glare of the sun, I squinted to see more clearly.
- Dean awoke, squinting to the unaccustomed light.
- Though smiling, he was squinting hard in the strong light and looked distinctly uncomfortable.
- I found her curled up under the basement stairwell, squinting in the dim light at the pages of a book.
- The others were ready to go, standing slowly and squinting against the intense light.
- Around the moon was a huge corona - a vast circle of light surrounded it - like a massive, pale-blue version of the effect that you get when you squint at a street light.
- The images of his release, broadcast live around the world, show a man squinting into the light as if blinded.
- Sliding the door open, she winced at the bright light, squinting.
- I pushed the covers away from my face, slowly, squinting into the light.
- One holds up a brick to the light, and squinting, marks his name on one side.
- Just then, the sun broke past the tree line; Lizzie and Jake squinted into the sudden light.
- I heard a humming and the dozen fluorescent lights started to flicker on and I blinked, squinting at the bright light.
- She squinted in an attempt to make out her surroundings, to find something familiar that would lead her home, the only place she was safe.
- The three rise, squinting into the search light and raising their hands.
- I have to squint, because the light makes my head hurt.
Synonyms screw up one's eyes, narrow one's eyes, look through narrowed eyes, look with narrowed eyes, peer, blink - 1.1with object Partly close (one's eyes) in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.
（为了能看清楚或由于强光而）眯着眼看 Example sentencesExamples - Ivya grew closer and closer, squinting her eyes to make out the figure.
- Deciding this act to be futile, he took a longer glance, squinting beady eyes in the dark, and gestured his yellow thumb in the direction of the door.
- There was a rustle of straw in the corner of the chamber, illumined by a shaft of diffident sunlight that looked as though it had got up far too early, and a tousled head poked out, squinting bleary eyes into the dusty gloom.
- If you load up 10 weblogs at random and squint your eyes at the screen, they all look about the same.
- Angel looked up from the table he was sitting at, squinting his poor eyes through his thick lenses, to see who was walking in so early.
- The door slammed closed and he squinted his eyes against the pain.
- But squint your eyes, screw up your face and study the glossy frames and you'll find them fascinating.
- He looks at Natasha, who squints her eyes and pouts, then laughs, hands on hips.
- Cassie squints her eyes tightly to try and make out the figure coming towards her.
- He squints his eyes, trying to see as far ahead of him as he can, but the car lights only go so far.
- Is it true that you originally squinted your eyes because of nervousness?
- He hadn't noticed how close his face was to the soft paper as he squinted his eyes to read the scripted writing.
- He was squinting his eyes that were filled with tears now.
- She squints her eyes tight, holding back tears.
- Grandmother looked up at the sky, squinting her eyes.
- It was like being in a dark room and having somebody turn the light on - we just squinted our eyes for a minute there.
- Stifling a cry, I squinted my eyes closed and bit my lower lip.
- Kalvin squinted his eyes at him, reasoning out what he said and finally had to agree.
- Lucia had stepped out to the front steps of the school, squinting her eyes and scanning the area, obviously looking for me.
- Thomas has now woken and groggily shifts around in his bed, squinting his eyes against the light, even though it's dull.
2no object Have eyes that look in different directions. 斜着眼；眼睛斜视 梅勒妮没有斜视。 Example sentencesExamples - Children with lazy eye may squint, look cross-eyed, or tilt their head to see things.
Synonyms be cross-eyed, have a squint - 2.1 (of a person's eye) have a deviation in the direction of its gaze.
（人的眼睛）患斜视；患斜眼 her left eye squinted slightly 她的左眼有点斜视。 Example sentencesExamples - The process of exclusion affects not only the squinting eye, but also in part the one that does not squint.
nounskwɪntskwint 1in singular A permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye. （人的眼睛）患斜视；患斜眼 我斜视得很厉害。 Example sentencesExamples - If the condition is caused by another problem such as a squint or a cataract, surgery may be needed.
- Of course you know a squint may be induced or cured by surgery?
- It is usually caused by a squint in one eye, which means the eyes look in different directions.
- Premature babies are more likely to have early problems with their hearing and sight, such as crossed eyes or a squint.
- As well as checking that vision and hearing are normal for the age of the child, they look for any treatable conditions that make it difficult to hear or see, such as glue ear or a squint.
- The precipitating cause of a child with normal, though fragile, binocular function developing a squint has often been considered to be a systemic illness.
- Common eye problems including short-sightedness and a squint.
- One eye has been practically useless all his life and he has a squint in the other.
- The most important cause of squint is a focusing error in which the lens system of the eye is not strong enough to bring the image to focus on the retina (hypermetropia).
- Double vision may be a symptom of certain types of squint.
- Rachael suffered severe damage to her right eye and has restricted vision… She has twice had surgery to correct the squint.
- Some people who have had unsuccessful treatment for squint may have persistent double vision dating from the time of the treatment.
- That's right, so you test one eye at a time and check what their vision is and also you check at the same time to see whether they have an obvious squint.
- Strabismic amblyopia usually presents with a visible squint, but refractive amblyopia or a small angle strabismus may not be detected until it is too late for treatment to be effective.
- I thought I might go back when he started school but then he needed me for writing and he had a squint, which meant hospital appointments and treatment.
- If corrective spectacles are not worn this convergent squint may become permanent.
- Vakhass was suspected of developing a squint, which if left untreated could have led to permanent blindness in one eye.
- My daughter was born 31 years ago, like many children, with a divergent squint.
- Some babies are born with a squint or their eyes roll away from each other occasionally.
- Long-sighted children with a squint need to be monitored carefully to avoid a lazy eye developing.
2informal in singular A quick or casual look. 〈非正式〉瞟，瞥 让我瞟一眼。 Example sentencesExamples - After a light roughing up and a long squint at our papers they seemed satisfied that we didn't represent an imminent threat to national security.
- The Times has a new Week on the Web roundup in which they have a squint round the blogs and see if there's anything they like the look of.
- Neither of Hemingway's famous watering holes, visited by hordes of western tourists, are especially wonderful, but are still worth a squint.
- A quick squint in my mirror and I can just make out a Caterham hurtling up behind me.
- A quick squint at lunchtime allows residents of this upmarket pile to decide whether or not there is someone sufficiently interesting there to make the short walk down the Mound worthwhile.
- This revelation seemed all the more miraculous after a squint into the kitchen, which is also extremely small.
- And a quick squint at his press clippings suggests that the way he earns his living is indeed scandalous.
Synonyms look, glance, peep, peek, glimpse 3An oblique opening through a wall in a church permitting a view of the altar from an aisle or side chapel. 斜视孔（从走廊或副礼拜堂看祭坛的墙上斜孔） Example sentencesExamples - There is a blocked squint, of uncertain date, in the north wall just as you enter the chancel around which careful searching will reveal some Civil War graffiti.
- The squint gave a view of the altar to parishioners sitting in the lost north transept.
- The squint in the title of the play at Chelsea Theatre, is mainly one of those narrow slots in a wall in mediaeval churches where people excluded from the service can watch the Mass.
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense ‘squinting’, as in squint-eyed): shortening of asquint. |