squinted
past simple and past participle ofsquint
| 单词 | squinted |
| 释义 | squinted past simple and past participle ofsquint squint verb[I] uk/skwɪnt/us/skwɪnt/topartlycloseyoureyesinordertoseemoreclearly: Thesunwasshiningstraightin hereyesand made her squint. UK If apersonor aneyesquints, theeyelooksin a differentdirectionto the othereye, because of aweaknessof theeyemuscles: Lili'slefteyesquintedslightlywhen she wastired. Using the eyes
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The eye & surrounding area Examplesofsquintedsquinted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Still, though their true nature may remain a mystery, both thesquintedout cans and the relations between them are easily observed. From theCambridge English Corpus It plays an important, perhaps even essential, causal role in the production of the visual experience of the twosquintedout cans. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite their nonexistence, however, thesquintedout bean cans do have visible features that are not visibly present. From theCambridge English Corpus The twosquintedout cans visibly display a variety of nonexistent spatial relations. From theCambridge English Corpus Surprisingly, the initially attractive strategy of substituting existing sense data, appearances or images for nonexistent,squintedout bean cans cannot be sustained. From theCambridge English Corpus For that matter, even the fronts of thesquintedout cans have more features than are visibly present. From theCambridge English Corpus These twosquintedout cans should not be confused with the one on the shelf, since they have features not enjoyed by the real can. From theCambridge English Corpus Some things, like faces in blurry photographs orsquintedout bean cans, may be perceived only by employing deviant causal processes. From theCambridge English Corpus If, while continuing to squint, an observer moves around to the left, the back sides of thesquintedout cans, which were initially blocked from view, will come into sight. From theCambridge English Corpus For the sceptically inclined, it might be helpful to switch visual attention away from thesquintedout cans in order to focus attention on the spatial relations between them. From theCambridge English Corpus Here, the very nature of thesquintedout cans, not to mention the nature of the assorted observable relations between them, may seem puzzling in the extreme. From theCambridge English Corpus Suppose that she was also 68 years of age,squintedand had a limp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good having achieved a situation in which the formula hassquintedeverything and punished the frugal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It says nothing about to whom information shall be disseminated or whether it shall besquintedat by anyone in the meantime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been apparent to me for some time that the language of politics has become abominablysquinted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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