blink

英 [blɪŋk]

美 [blɪŋk]

v. 眨眼睛; 闪烁
n. 眨眼睛

过去式：blinked　现在分词：blinking　第三人称单数：blinks　复数：blinks　过去分词：blinked　

Collins.2 / BNC.6283 / COCA.4607

短语用例

blink sth↔away/back

in the blink of an eye

on the blink

verb

眨眼睛
when you blink or blink your eyes or your eyes blink , you shut and open your eyes quickly
1. He blinked in the bright sunlight.
  他在强烈的阳光下直眨眼睛。
2. I'll be back before you can blink (= very quickly) .
  我眨眼工夫就回来。
3. When I told him the news he didn't even blink (= showed no surprise at all) .
  我把那个消息告诉他时，他眼都没眨一下。
闪烁
to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off
1. Suddenly a warning light blinked.
  突然有一盏警告灯开始闪烁。

noun

VERB 眨（眼）
When youblinkor when youblinkyour eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again.
1. Kathryn blinked and forced a smile...
  凯瑟琳眨了眨眼睛，挤出一丝微笑。
2. Suddenly, Momma's eyes blinked...
  突然，妈妈眼睛一闪。
3. She was blinking her eyes rapidly...
  她飞快地眨着眼睛。
4. He blinked at her.
  他朝她眨了眨眼。
5. Blinkis also a noun.
6. He kept giving quick blinks.
  他眼睛飞快地眨个不停。
VERB （灯光）闪烁，闪动，忽明忽灭
When a lightblinks, it flashes on and off.
1. Green and yellow lights blinked on the surface of the harbour...
  海港的水面上闪烁着绿色和黄色的灯光。
2. A warning light blinked on.
  警报灯闪亮了。
3. ...the blinking lights at the top of the Tutweiler Hotel.
  塔特怀勒酒店楼顶闪烁的灯光
PHRASE 一眨眼的工夫；转眼之间；瞬间
If you say that something happensin the blink of an eye, you mean that it happens very quickly.
1. It was all over in the blink of an eye.
  转眼之间，一切都结束了。
PHRASE （机器）不能正常工作，出故障，出毛病
If a machine goeson the blink, it stops working properly.
1. ...an old TV that's on the blink.
  坏了的旧电视机

noun

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Synonym:eye blinkblinkingwinkwinkingnictitationnictation

verb

briefly shut the eyes
1. The TV announcer never seems to blink
Synonym:winknictitatenictate
force to go away by blinking
1. blink away tears
Synonym:winkblink away
gleam or glow intermittently
1. The lights were flashing
Synonym:flashwinktwinklewinkle

All I can say is before I had a chance to blink they'd talk me into the decision.
我所能说的只是在我有机会眨眼之前，她们就说服我接受了那个决定。
He shut his eyelids, trying desperately to blink back his tears.
他就赶紧合上了眼皮，眨呀眨的，拼命把眼泪给忍住了。
Kathryn blinked and forced a smile
凯瑟琳眨了眨眼睛，挤出一丝微笑。
I was about to put Sky in a box, when I saw it blink.
我刚把天空放进一个盒子里，就看到它眨了一下眼睛。
My dishwasher just went on the blink.
我的洗碗机刚坏掉了。
Don't blink or you'll miss this train.
别眨眼，否则你将错过这辆火车。
Yes, I should give up, I am too tired, fatigue blink.
是的，我应该放弃，我太疲劳了，疲劳的睁不开眼睛。
A warning light blinked on.
警报灯闪亮了。
The accident was over in the blink of an eye.
事故在一瞬间就过去了。
The boy disappeared around the corner in a blink of an eye.
一眨眼，这男孩就在拐角处不见了。