no obj.
1- (of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint（星星, 光, 发光物）闪烁, 闪耀：
the lights twinkled in the distance.
远处有灯光闪烁。
1.1
- (of a person's eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement（眼睛）（尤指因欢乐）闪亮。
1.2
- smile so that one's eyes sparkle（因微笑而）眼睛闪闪发光：
'Aha!' he said, twinkling at her.
“啊哈！”他笑着说, 两眼闪闪发亮地望着她。
1.3
- no obj., with adverbial(of a person's feet) move lightly and rapidly（脚）轻快移动：
his sandalled feet twinkled over the ground.
他穿着凉鞋的脚在地上轻快地走动。
1
- a sparkle or gleam in a person's eyes眼睛的闪亮。
1.1
- a light which appears continually to grow brighter and fainter闪烁, 闪耀：
the distant twinkle of the lights.
远处闪烁的灯光。
短语
in a twinkling（或the twinkling of an eye）
- in an instant; very quickly瞬息间; 极快。
派生词
twinkler
nountwinkly
adjective词源
Old English twinclian (verb), of Germanic origin.