chinks

英 [tʃɪŋks]

美 [tʃɪŋks]

n. (尤指光线可进入的)裂口，缝隙，裂缝; 一缕，一束，一线(从缝隙间射入的光); (玻璃物品或硬币的)轻微碰撞声，叮当声
v. (使)叮当响
chink的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 裂缝;裂痕;裂纹
Achinkin a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it.
1. ...a chink in the wall...
  墙上的裂缝
2. He peered through a chink in the curtains.
  他透过帘子之间的缝隙偷看。
N-COUNT (指从缝隙间透入的光)一束，一缕，一线
Achink oflight is a small patch of light that shines through a small opening in something.
1. I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor.
  我注意到走廊尽头的一缕光线。
V-ERG (使)发出叮当声
When objectschink, or youchinkthem, they touch each other, making a light ringing sound.
1. ...cutlery chinking in the silence...
  寂静中叮当作响的餐具
2. They poured out the rest of the wine and she chinked his mug.
  他们把剩下的酒全倒出来，她和他碰了一下杯。
(性格或想法的)弱点，缺陷
If you say that someone has achink intheirarmour, you mean that they have a small weakness in their character or in their ideas which makes it easy to harm them.