plural winks
plural winks
Learner's definition of WINK
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1
: an act of closing and opening one eye very quickly often as a way of giving a secret signal or private message to someone眨一只眼;眨眼示意 -
Her wink told me she was just kidding.她朝我眨了眨眼,示意她只不过是在开玩笑。
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“I knew you could do it,” he said with a wink.“我知道你能做。”他说着眨了眨眼。
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He told her that he was working late, then gave me a wink. [=winked at me]他告诉她自己要工作到很晚,然后向我眨了眨眼。
2
informal : a very short amount of time一会儿;瞬间 -
It all disappeared in a wink. [=in an instant]瞬间就全部消失了。
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She said hello, and (as) quick as a wink [=instantly], she was gone.她打了声招呼,转身就走了。
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I didn't get a wink of sleep last night. = I didn't sleep a wink last night. [=I didn't sleep at all last night]昨晚我一夜没合眼。
— see also forty winks
tip (someone) the wink
— see 6tip 2 wink /ˈwɪŋk/ verb
winks; winked; winking
winks; winked; winking
Learner's definition of WINK
1
a : to close and open one eye quickly as a signal to someone眨一只眼;眨眼示意 —
often + at [no object]
[+ object]
b [no object] : to close and open your eyes quickly : blink眨眼 2 [no object]
a : to shine in an unsteady way : twinkle闪烁 b : to shine with a light that goes on and off : blink(灯光)闪烁,明灭
wink at
[phrasal verb] wink at (someone or something)
: to pretend that you have not seen or noticed (something) : ignore假装没看到(某物);忽视 — see also 2wink 1 (above)