🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯
檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
- clasp 290
- cadmium 53
- oldish 1
- childhood 291
- dwelling 340
- democratic 335
- orographical 2
- azure 48
- headshot 2
- so 134
- informed 66
- RIOT 149
- divorce 380
- sparse 122
- militarized 2
- auto-complete 4
- consecratedness 1
- backhand 42
- convincing 146
- eton 3
- Ministry 117
- exactly 285
- listener 302
- astrolabe 2
- Circulation 69
- pastiness 4
- surname 322
- miscount 1
- forelock 137
- Alter 178
- bacteria 282
- Lay 105
- Red 29
- lacklustre 71
- coving 4
- measure 396
- spaceship 318
- frilling 2
- locate 320
- fitment 92
- manse 2
- aliquot 4
- Folly 12
- free house 33
- abrasive 57
- Jargon 17
- disinvest 5
- Arizona 3
- disbarring 3
- clovery 3
- druggist 60
- Bang 156
- Fleet 46
- moreover 272
- fitments 2
- Fundamental 165
- broad 311
- unremarkable 95
- hectolitre 2
- OCCUPY 110
- masterwork 63
- safeguarding 12
- Workable 97
- formalise 32
- shelter 324
- romantic 371
- piss 146
- robot 301
- limitation 342
- monolingual 2
- jet 318
- effort 339
- Contrary 43
- collar 344
- Effort 154
- keyboarding 2
- Treasure 140
- inquisitive 30
- Hollow 132
- nonverbal 87
- tractor 362
- fritillary 2
- nontransferable 3
- Interested 128
- soda 374
- militiaman 2
- knave 4
- All's Well That Ends Well 53
- appetite 1049
- prevent 350
- pandemic 82
- doer 60
- misalign 3
- four-letter word 36
- corrupt 179
- spontaneous 364
- anyhow 274
- ice 118
- forswear 58
- handgrip 3
- enormous 418
- Foam 46
- hackneyed 44
- dusk 366
- Habituate 29
- burn the midnight oil 49
- aim 362
- Rail 90
- thing 140
- knavish 4
- figurehead 48
- straight 118
- panther 47
- patter 2
- scratch 344
- location 306
- disinterested 76
- goggle 48
- in the middle of nowhere 61
- blackout 114
- Jasper 3
- Anglophobe 4
- gymnast 55
- msg 4
- hardship 337
- super 287
- Index 156
- matrices 3
- Infinite 145
- power 380
- Peak 130
- morselling 2
- bestirred 2
- terminal 316
- outplay 15
- balkan 5
- jawbreaker 5
- tenure 152
- brownnoser 5
- Exposed 104
- pew 35
- supplement 326
- swing 351
- autosuggestion 2
- heiress 3
- heel 310
- bad tempered 23
- panel 329
- Dither 85
- cask 122
- ash 320
- conserve 302
- obverse 36
- invigorated 3
- Alien 78
- inhospitality 2
- enter 307
- mismanagement 2
- chemist 336
- pollutant 38
- strike 358
- Melt 87
- Contradictory 38
- appreciate 353
- Merit 94
- Dice 29
- unite 280
- PRECLUDE 30
- competitiveness 85
- magnanimities 3
- moleskin 4
- mouthwash 4
- modernities 3
- potbelly 70
- persecuted 3
- perfume 250
- reek 88
- moisture 251
- emotion 348
- overprotect 76
- transform 312
- represent 397
- curd 64
- Reactionary 125
- hydrotherapy 3
- prominently 83
- vessel 362
- phenotype 4
- glory 316
- perch 73
- amount 328
- Cafe 47
- bereavement 140
- cheltenham 2
- step on someone's toes 31
- Up 106
- kinaesthesia 2
- mystique 3
- belayer 1
- corner 191
- Auld Lang Syne 51
- uneasy 311
- florence 1
- limbo 3
- fight 320
- phototropism 2
- trill 99
- evaluate 267
- nonpayment 2
- pursuit 304
- gather 309
- consulting 110
- lead 395
- Agonized 46
- brim 363
- Novel 131
- succession 317
- ette 4
- any time (now) 43
- trilled 63
- januaries 3
- a foregone conclusion 23
- plastic 1953
- controller 125
- sandwich 309
- greater 49
- buyout 43
- vain 241
- a drop in the bucket 17
- penguin 48
- curio 117
- char 339
- glance 366
- interrobang 4
- Ignite 32
- Peace 103
- respectively 286
- jaundiced 3
- Aristotle 1
- Loom 91
- okay 198
- auxiliary 267
- predict 361
- nautical 81
- cred 25
- relieve 330
- decrease 327
- contention 51
- peaceable 2
- Shareholder 10
- perspirable 2
- staircase 317
- offering 96
- muddy 336
- planet 341
- moonshining 2
- anthroposophy 2
- Root 85
- dom 1
- balance of power 57
- statement 322
- mimicries 1
- visual 474
- lamaseries 3
- westward 294
- duckies 5
- overnighter 3
- Nouveau 15
- unfriendly 171
- Nerve 75
- less 270
- patterer 1
- affective 67
- Depends 30
- agar 31
- madded 2
- Nudge 114
- Advantage 78
- acadian 7
- rollout 128
- fortitude 101
- participate 338
- strip 391
- magical 126
- plunge into 10
- multiplication 24
- irreversible 214
- deacon 47
- orthography 3
- drake 49
- arizonan 2
- exaggerated 29
- shortage 354
- flush 300
- saga 25
- melt 276
- institute 261
- pentapolitan 3
- optometrist 2
- facility 367
- significant other 51
- occasionally 292
- simplicity 329
- Insulin 51
- climatology 49
- nationalise 3
- Sunday 83
- Polyp 76
- Chisel 35
- pardonable 2
- disgarrison 5
- flame 347
- format 69
- Methodical 46
- oneself 306
- intubate 4
- Afford 153
- ornamental 89
- bloomers 34
- discharge 301
- operator 403
- depleted 41
- write 42
- so-called 291
- Fashion 49
- aladdin 2
- agitprop 36
- Placebo 44
- Tea 78
- tape 310
- drain 312
- general 322
- oversleep 3
- metaphoric 75
- volunteer 377
- sacrifice 401
- Jeopardy 39
- extremely 298
- CONTEND 27
- deaf 284
- dybbuk 4
- wisdom 314
- partner 380
- proposition 135
- meccano 2
- potentially 146
- assistantship 3
- stall 165
- skeleton 76
- erudite 42
- appear 363
- Knob 111
- Abundant 118
- vase 340
- Compound 176
- Endorsement 155
- zealous 301
- Couple 121
- Genuine 108
- FUN 34
- cruise 157
- Disrupt 109
- float 360
- smoothly 220
- inexpensive 345
- agrichemical 2
- Potential 144
- specialist 323
- speaker 340
- lemmata 3
- misalignment 2
- neutral 382
- Tutor 16
- lamming 3
- hobby 147
- bar 288
- existent 49
- bivalve 40
- Estranged 72
- removal 307
- enchilada 50
- Thrive 104
- scent 410
- papilloma 2
- vicinity 177
- Inferiority 12
- century 420
- public 328
- crimeful 5
- shuttle 336
- breviary 6
- bookmaker 101
- Understatement 13
- Wales 33
- touch off 73
- whilst 260
- bachelorism 3
- complicated 310
- z 5
- candlelight 96
- slaughter 192
- mothering 3
- slam 373
- Exaggeration 79
- Perhaps 88
- whip up 60
- progressive 304
- Hard 137
- tune 379
- ferry 172
- Bloc 132
- Idea 170
- LOUNGE 26
- Weapon 131
- boon 145
- Unload 18
- wrist 325
- carousingly 6
- queen 319
- precipitation 89
- call 236
- bankrupt 59
- iridescent 45
- stake 385
- exigent 96
- orchidology 2
- exponential 106
- quebec 43
- glow 314
- export 331
- obscene 117
- elliott 4
- navigation 332
- skilled 373
- Gale 124
- annexe 32
- Sailing 120
- evaporation 114
- control 339
- dictatorial 119
- maintain 318
- cartload 30
- Failed 15
- alternative 400
- huac 6
- latex 4
- intelligence 350
- Gist 44
- civil 300
- mightiest 3
- succeed 306
- jasperware 2
- arrival 363
- dig in 35
- papyri 2
- establishment 314
- simple 178
- magnanimity 2
- VICARIOUS 36
- dispassionate 96
- disparates 4
- overtime 1084
- autobiography 319
- afc 4
- lyric 180
- stony 273
- Siblings 111
- distribute 343
- unfolding 37
- foot 166
- bow 345
- compose 323
- other 93
- discretion 53
- euphonies 3
- Mongolia 64
- frolicking 18
- allure 57
- rose 391
- make it 28
- rack 359
- Quantity 118
- queer 304
- cozy 165
- heal 367
- on the road 46
- dunkers 18
- pelota 2
- offhand 111
- doubleness 33
- no longer 32
- by far 29
- finished 60
- seller 275
- Ply 16
- decrepitude 32
- dossier 165
- dry-clean 33
- underweight 121
- immoderately 68
twinkle
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of TWINKLE
[singular]
: a quick, unsteady movement of light : a sparkle or flicker of light闪烁；闪亮
- We saw the twinkle of a candle in the window.我们看到橱窗里烛光闪烁。
a twinkle in your eye
: a friendly or happy expression in your eyes（眼睛里透出的）闪亮，欣喜
- He always talks about his children with a twinkle in his eye.一说起自己的孩子们，他的眼睛就亮起来了。
- Her grandchildren put a twinkle in her eye. [=made her happy]她的孙辈们令她欣喜。
in the twinkle of an eye
informal : very quickly : in a very short time一眨眼的工夫；刹那；霎时
- He was back in the twinkle of an eye.一眨眼的工夫他就回来了。
2 twinkle /ˈtwɪŋkəl/ verb
twinkles; twinkled; twinkling
2 twinkle
/ˈtwɪŋkəl/
verb
twinkles; twinkled; twinkling
Learner's definition of TWINKLE
[no object]
1
: to shine with an unsteady light : to produce small flashes of light闪烁；闪耀
- The lights of the city twinkled in the distance.城市的灯光在远处闪烁。
- Stars twinkle in the night sky.星星在夜空中闪烁。
- twinkling Christmas lights闪烁的圣诞灯光
2
of the eyes : to have a friendly or happy expression（眼睛因欣喜而）闪光，发亮
- Her eyes twinkled with excitement/joy/pride.她兴奋/高兴/骄傲得双眼闪闪发亮。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb The lights of the city twinkled in the distance. Stars twinkle in the night sky. Her eyes twinkled with excitement. Noun We saw the twinkle of a candle in the window. in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone
Recent Examples on the Web
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 Afterward, sit on your expansive deck or soak in your private hot tub while these gentle giants roam around you as the stars twinkle above. Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful, 1 June 2022 Ranging from mega charm necklaces to twinkle star studs, there is a piece of jewelry for everyone in the Colette line. Charlotte Diamond, Vogue, 24 June 2022 Every bedroom and the living areas offer endless ocean views, while some also capture elevated views to the east where lights twinkle in the night sky. Brenda Richardson, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 The points seemed to twinkle as the starlike image slowly enlarged. New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022 Some of their eyes twinkle as certain questions activate dormant memories. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2022 Is there a more striking illustration of this trend than the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, encased in a mantle of shiny aluminum fins that sparkle and twinkle like so many vertical sequins? Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 The hotel’s rooftop restaurant enjoys one of the most spectacular vistas in the city, with the San Jacinto mountains providing a dramatic backdrop to the west while the city lights twinkle below. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 Now 70 years old, with an avuncular twinkle, Shadinov is one of the dwindling number of Moynaq residents who lived through this transformation. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Now 70 years old, with an avuncular twinkle, Shadinov is one of the dwindling number of Moynaq residents who lived through this transformation. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Elvis had a come-hither demon glare nestled within that twinkle of a smile. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 May 2022 Reporting from The Conversation reveals that a star's twinkle is an optical illusion. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 These crucial sonic elements often sound muffled, typically with Buds Pro smoothing over the twinkle of a cymbal or the sharpness of a synthesizer tone. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022 Dickey can project pure fearsomeness (who could forget her smashing Jennifer Lawrence in the head with a mug in Winter’s Bone?), the pale blue twinkle of her eyes freezing into a cruel gaze. Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022 String lights are an inexpensive solution for giving dark patios a little extra twinkle. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Verb
The hot and cold layers of air in our atmosphere continue to move, and as a result, the light is bent in different ways, making the star appear to twinkle. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 Afterward, sit on your expansive deck or soak in your private hot tub while these gentle giants roam around you as the stars twinkle above. Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful, 1 June 2022 Ranging from mega charm necklaces to twinkle star studs, there is a piece of jewelry for everyone in the Colette line. Charlotte Diamond, Vogue, 24 June 2022 Every bedroom and the living areas offer endless ocean views, while some also capture elevated views to the east where lights twinkle in the night sky. Brenda Richardson, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 The points seemed to twinkle as the starlike image slowly enlarged. New York Times, 17 Mar. 2022 Some of their eyes twinkle as certain questions activate dormant memories. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2022 Is there a more striking illustration of this trend than the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, encased in a mantle of shiny aluminum fins that sparkle and twinkle like so many vertical sequins? Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 The hotel’s rooftop restaurant enjoys one of the most spectacular vistas in the city, with the San Jacinto mountains providing a dramatic backdrop to the west while the city lights twinkle below. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 Noun
Choose from eight light modes, including combination, slow fade, twinkle and steady on. Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 Now 70 years old, with an avuncular twinkle, Shadinov is one of the dwindling number of Moynaq residents who lived through this transformation. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Now 70 years old, with an avuncular twinkle, Shadinov is one of the dwindling number of Moynaq residents who lived through this transformation. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Elvis had a come-hither demon glare nestled within that twinkle of a smile. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 May 2022 Reporting from The Conversation reveals that a star's twinkle is an optical illusion. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 These crucial sonic elements often sound muffled, typically with Buds Pro smoothing over the twinkle of a cymbal or the sharpness of a synthesizer tone. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022 Dickey can project pure fearsomeness (who could forget her smashing Jennifer Lawrence in the head with a mug in Winter’s Bone?), the pale blue twinkle of her eyes freezing into a cruel gaze. Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022 String lights are an inexpensive solution for giving dark patios a little extra twinkle. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English twinclian; akin to Middle High German zwinken to blink
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun
1548, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Time Traveler
The first known use of twinkle was before the 12th century Phrases Containing twinkle
noun
👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文