wink

英 [wɪŋk]

美 [wɪŋk]

v. 眨一只眼，眨眼示意(尤指使眼色或表示开玩笑); 闪烁; 明灭
n. 眨一只眼; 眨眼示意; 眼色

过去式：winked　现在分词：winking　复数：winks　第三人称单数：winks　过去分词：winked　

Collins.1 / BNC.10631 / COCA.7901

短语用例

wink at sth

（尤指对坏事）视而不见；睁一只眼闭一只眼
to pretend that you have not noticed sth, especially sth bad or illegal
1. He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was.
  他冲她眨了眨眼，她便知道他的想法和她一样。

not get/have a wink of sleep

not sleep a wink

a nod and a wink

a nod is as good as a wink

一点就懂；（心有灵犀）一点通
used to say that a suggestion or a hint will be understood, without anything more being said
Everything could be done by a nod and a wink.
每件事只靠点拨一下就能办妥了。

nudge nudge, wink wink

a nudge and a wink

（暗指与性行为有关的事）眉来眼去
used to suggest sth to do with sex without actually saying it
They've been spending a lot of time together, nudge nudge, wink wink.
他们长期厮混在一起，卿卿我我的。

tip sb the wink

tip the wink to sb

给某人密送情报
to give sb secret information that they can use to gain an advantage for themselves

verb

眨一只眼，眨眼示意（尤指使眼色或表示开玩笑）
to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to sb, or to show sth is a joke
1. He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was.
  他冲她眨了眨眼，她便知道他的想法和她一样。
闪烁；明灭
to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off
1. We could see the lights of the ship winking in the distance.
  我们看见船在远方忽明忽暗地闪着灯光。

noun

眨一只眼；眨眼示意；眼色
an act of winking , especially as a signal to sb
1. He gave her a knowing wink.
  他向她会意地眨了一下眼睛。

VERB 向…眨眼；使眼色
When youwink atsomeone, you look towards them and close one eye very briefly, usually as a signal that something is a joke or a secret.
1. Brian winked at his bride-to-be...
  布赖恩向他的准新娘使了个眼色。
2. He smiled, winked and nodded, giving his seal of approval.
  他笑了，使了个眼色，然后点点头表示同意。
3. Winkis also a noun.
4. I gave her a wink.
  我朝她使了个眼色。
VERB (灯)闪亮，闪烁
If a lampwinks, it shines or reflects light in short flashes.
1. From the hotel window, they could see lights winking on the bay.
  透过宾馆的窗子，他们能看见海湾一带灯光摇曳。
PHRASE 无法入睡;没合一下眼
If you say that youdid not sleep a winkordid not get a wink of sleep, you mean that you tried to go to sleep but could not.
1. I didn't get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane.
  我在飞机上没合一下眼。

noun

a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Synonym:blinkeye blinkblinkingwinkingnictitationnictation
closing one eye quickly as a signal
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
1. if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Synonym:blink of an eyeflashheartbeatinstantjiffysplit secondtricetwinklingNew York minute

verb

briefly shut the eyes
1. The TV announcer never seems to blink
Synonym:blinknictitatenictate
signal by winking
1. She winked at him
force to go away by blinking
1. blink away tears
Synonym:blinkblink away
gleam or glow intermittently
1. The lights were flashing
Synonym:flashblinktwinklewinkle

Brian winked at his bride-to-be
布赖恩向他的准新娘使了个眼色。
It's all right, Hugh tipped me the wink; he's decided not to sell today.
行，休给了我一个暗号，他已经决定今天不卖货了。
I've tipped you a wink or signalled to you on the sly many times, but before you took the hint others had already noticed.
我多次向你使眼色，又给你递暗号，别人都明白了，你却没有反应。
From the hotel window, they could see lights winking on the bay.
透过宾馆的窗子，他们能看见海湾一带灯光摇曳。
I can't tell you what it is yet, he says with a wink.
我现在还不能告诉你它是什么，他一边说着，一边挤了挤眼睛。
A nod's as good as a wink, she was sacked for incompetence.
不用多说，她因不称职而被解雇。
You can't wink at what he did.
你不能对他的行为视而不见哪。
He gave me a sly wink.
他偷偷地给我使了个眼色。
We could not sleep a wink last night because of noise.
因为太吵，昨晚我们一点儿也没睡。
Without exaggeration I can say that I hardly slept a wink.
可以毫不夸大地说，我几乎没有合过眼。