winkle

英 [ˈwɪŋkl]

美 [ˈwɪŋkl]

n.  滨螺，蛾螺，玉黍螺(可食用)
v.  闪耀; 剔出; 费劲找出

复数：winkles　过去式：winkled　过去分词：winkled　现在分词：winkling　第三人称单数：winkles　

GRE

BNC.23130 / COCA.31610

短语动词

短语用例

winkle sth/sb↔out (of sth)

• （从…处）挖出，掏出；迫使…离开（某地方或位置）
  to get sth/sb out of a place or position, especially when this is not easy to do

winkle sth out of sb

• 从…套出（实情等）
  to get information from sb, especially with difficulty

牛津词典

noun

• 滨螺，蛾螺，玉黍螺（可食用）
  a small shellfish , like a snail , that can be eaten

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• 滨螺，蛾螺，玉黍螺（可食用）
  Winklesare small sea snails that can be eaten.

in AM, use 美国英语用 periwinkles

英英释义

noun

• edible marine gastropod
  Synonym:periwinkle
• small edible marine snail
  Synonym:periwinkle

verb

• remove or displace from a position
  Synonym:winkle out
• gleam or glow intermittently
  1. The lights were flashing
  Synonym:flashblinkwinktwinkle
• emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  1. Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
  Synonym:twinklescintillate

双语例句

• It will not be easy to winkle out the old guard and train younger replacements.
  解雇老警卫、再训练年轻警卫取而代之并不是件容易的事。
• The security services will pretty well go to any lengths to winkle out information
  安全部门会不遗余力地套取情报。
• Israel would, after all, find it hard if not impossible to winkle out every last rocket and martyr.
  如果，以色列最后不能找出并消灭所有的火箭弹和殉教者，它就会知难而退。
• In the tense and tactical contests he could, like Solskjaer, be a specialist substitute who can winkle out a goal.
  他可以像索尔斯克亚那样，成为一名在局面紧张和战术做调整时能带来进球的超级替补。
• In the village there lived a simple, good man named Rip Van Winkle.
  村里住着一位简朴的好人，他的名字叫做李伯凡文克。
• It would spoil my excitement if it turned out I just have a funny little winkle on the suface of my brain, which makes me think about invisible train platforms.
  如果结果证明让我想到那些暗藏的火车站台的是我大脑表面的一个有趣的小田螺型组织，将会让我很扫兴。
• All this time, Mr Winkle had been putting his skates on.
  这期间，温克尔先生一直都在穿冰鞋。
• I've dropped a coin between the floorboards; try to winkle it out of there.
  我将一枚硬币掉到地板缝里去了，想想办法把它取出来。
• Stores use extremely clever strategies to winkle customers into making purchases.
  商店采用极其聪明的方法让顾客买东西。
• "I beg you won't mention it, sir", said Mr winkle.
  “我请你不要介意了，先生”，文克尔先生说。