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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6283 COCA: 4607

blink

1 blink /ˈblɪŋk/ verb
blinks; blinked; blinking
1 blink
/ˈblɪŋk/
verb
blinks; blinked; blinking
Learner's definition of BLINK
: to close and then open your eyes very quickly眨眼
[no object]
[+ object]
compare wink
[no object] : to shine with a light that goes on and off闪烁;闪亮
[no object] : to show that you are surprised or upset表示惊讶;显出不安
[no object] : to show weakness in an argument or disagreement : to show that you are willing to agree to or accept what someone else wants or says退让;让步

before you can blink

informal
: very quickly很快;眨眼的工夫

blink back tears

or blink away tears
: to prevent yourself from crying or to make your tears go away by blinking眨眼以控制泪水
2 blink /ˈblɪŋk/ noun
plural blinks
2 blink
/ˈblɪŋk/
noun
plural blinks
Learner's definition of BLINK
[count]
: the act of closing and then opening your eyes very quickly : the act of blinking眨眼;眨动

in the blink of an eye

: very quickly很快;眨眼的工夫

on the blink

informal
: not working properly失灵;出毛病;出故障
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6283 COCA: 4607

blink

1 of 2

verb

blinked; blinking; blinks

intransitive verb

1
a
obsolete : to look glancingly : peep
b
: to look with half-shut eyes
c
: to close and open the eyes involuntarily
2
: to shine dimly or intermittently
3
a
: to look with too little concern
b
: to look with surprise or dismay
4
: yield, give in
each side waiting for the other to blink

transitive verb

1
a
: to cause to blink
b
: to remove (something, such as tears) from the eye by blinking
2
: to deny recognition to

blink

2 of 2

noun

1
chiefly Scotland : glimpse, glance
2
3
: a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye
4
Phrases
in the blink of an eye
: in an instant
on the blink
: in or into a disabled or useless condition
the TV is on the blink

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Verb She blinked when the light flashed. Her eyes blinked when the light flashed. She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
As the right-hander’s slump persisted through June and into July, Roberts didn’t blink. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Here’s a guy who last season is leading our team in receiving (before getting hurt), didn’t blink, fought back and has worked his tail off to come back. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Aug. 2022 Soft-spoken and sweet, Jennifer doesn’t blink when her customers call her by the wrong name. Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022 My compatriots would blink, trying to comprehend the question. Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN, 20 July 2022 Energy Needed for Nothing Simply staying alive requires energy: to breathe, pump blood, and even blink your eyes. WIRED, 21 Aug. 2022 Be aware that when there’s a lot of money potentially changing hands, there are people who won’t blink twice at trying to confuse you into doing something foolish. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 31 July 2022 The praise for Kennedy is coming mostly from food writers, chefs and people who don’t blink at dropping hundreds of dollars on dinner. Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 During the same week, Bears linebacker Roquan Smith requested a trade due to his unhappiness over slumbering contract-extension talks, Burrell doesn’t blink. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
Noun
In the blink of an eye, stunned friends and family already mourning one member lost another. John Raby, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Hill, who can take the top off of a defense in the blink of an eye, will be a focal point for both teams. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 But when different species hybridize, beneficial genes that have evolved in one species can, through mating with the hybrid, migrate to the other species in the blink of an evolutionary eye. Daniel Rubinoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2022 But in the blink of an evolutionary eye northern Europeans began inheriting a genetic mutation that enabled them to do so. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2022 Weather can change in the blink of an eye in the wilderness. Outside Online, 1 July 2022 The entrance to the Cassiar from Kitwanga along Canada’s Highway 16 is a blink-or-you’ll-miss-it type deal. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2022 The film is peppered with blink-and-you’ll-miss-it, real-life Elvis appearances and split screens. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 July 2022 Tucked away in a little, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it strip center on the road to the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, this mom-and-pop shop has been serving one of Birmingham’s best hamburgers for nearly 60 years. Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, to open one's eyes

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blink was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6283 COCA: 4607
blink

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBhard使勁兒眨眼He blinked hard and forced a smile.他使勁兒眨着眼睛,擠出一絲笑容。furiously, quickly, rapidly快速而使勁兒地眨眼;快速眨眼slowly慢慢地眨眼PREPOSITIONat朝⋯眨眼She blinked at him, astonished.她驚訝地朝他眨了眨眼。in, with⋯地眨眼He blinked in surprise.他吃驚地眨了眨眼。PHRASESblink away a tear, blink back tears眨掉眼淚;眨眼睛止住眼淚She had to blink back her tears before she continued her story.她不得不強忍眼淚,繼續講述自己的經歷。blink your eyes, your eyes blink眨眼睛

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