blink
英 [blɪŋk]
美[blɪŋk]
- vt. 眨眼；使…闪烁
- vi. 眨眼；闪烁
- n. 眨眼；瞬间；闪光
- n. (Blink)人名；(德)布林克
词态变化
第三人称单数: blinks;过去式: blinked;过去分词: blinked;现在分词: blinking;
中文词源
blink 眨眼
来自PIE *bhel, 照耀，闪光。指由于眩目而眨眼。-k, 硬化音。词源同blind.
英英释意
- 1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
英文词源
- blink (v.)
- 1580s, perhaps from Middle Dutch blinken "to glitter," which is of uncertain origin, possibly, with German blinken "to gleam, sparkle, twinkle," from a nasalized form of base found in Old English blican "to shine, glitter" (see bleach (v.)).
Middle English had blynke (c. 1300) in the sense "a brief gleam or spark," perhaps a variant of blench "to move suddenly or sharply; to raise one's eyelids" (c. 1200), perhaps from the rare Old English blencan "deceive." Related: Blinked; blinking. The last, as a euphemism for a stronger word, is attested by 1914. - blink (n.)
- 1590s, "a glance;" see blink (v.). As is the case with the verb, there is a similar word in Middle English, in use from c. 1300, that might represent a native form of the same root.
考试真题
- Isn't it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink ( ' , 眨眼 ) of an eye? Doesn't a wallet—that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness—represent something that matters? But I'll leave the economics to the experts.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Isn't it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink of an eye?
2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Since luxury is a function of scarcity, the children of tomorrow will long for nothing more than intervals of freedom from all the blinking machines, streaming videos and scrolling headlines that leave them feeling empty and too full all at once.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
词组搭配
in the blink of an eye (或 in a blink)
(informal)very quickly
(非正式)眨眼间，一瞬间
not blink an eye
show no reaction
没有反应，无动于衷
on the blink
Out of working order.
失调：不能正常工作
实用场景例句
- She bravely blinked back her tears.
- 她勇敢地抑制住了泪水。
牛津词典
- Suddenly a warning light blinked.
- 突然有一盏警告灯开始闪烁。
牛津词典
- When I told him the news he didn't even blink (= showed no surprise at all) .
- 我把那个消息告诉他时，他眼都没眨一下。
牛津词典
- He blinked in the bright sunlight.
- 他在强烈的阳光下直眨眼睛。
牛津词典
- I'll be back before you can blink (= very quickly) .
- 我眨眼工夫就回来。
牛津词典
- Kathryn blinked and forced a smile...
- 凯瑟琳眨了眨眼睛，挤出一丝微笑。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Suddenly, Momma's eyes blinked...
- 突然，妈妈眼睛一闪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Green and yellow lights blinked on the surface of the harbour...
- 海港的水面上闪烁着绿色和黄色的灯光。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A warning light blinked on.
- 警报灯闪亮了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It was all over in the blink of an eye.
- 转眼之间，一切都结束了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...an old TV that's on the blink.
- 坏了的旧电视机
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He didn't blink at the idea of leaving his home and going far away.
- 他对于要离家到远方去并不觉得惊讶.
《简明英汉词典》
- You cannot blink the fact that the refugees are suffering.
- 你不能坐视那些难民在受苦的事实.
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- The rapid movement of an object towards the eye triggers the blink reflex.
- 快速朝眼前移动物体,就会引起眨眼反应.
《简明英汉词典》
- My television is on the blink.
- 我的电视机失灵.
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- Two hundred years seems like the blink of an eye in the history of Chinese civilization.
- 二百年时间在中国文明史上只不过是一瞬间.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- In a blink of an eye, two entirely different outcomes can occur.
- 瞬息变换中, 相差一秒就可能产生两种完全不同的结局.
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- You feel frustrated and anxious, then eat up a lot of things in a blink eye!
- 你感到灰心、焦虑, 然后转眼间吃掉很多东西.
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- Even under normal circumstances people tend to blink less frequently while at a computer.
- 即使是一般情况下,人们电脑前也会减少眨眼频率.
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- All toads blink when they swallow.
- 所有的癞蛤蟆吞食东西时都会眨眼皮.
《简明英汉词典》
- In a blink of an eye he had disappeared.
- 一眨眼的工夫他就没影了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.
- 黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Blink your headlights on and off.
- 使车前灯闪烁(打信号)吧.
辞典例句
- Objective To obtain the normal value of blink reflex ( BR ) in the elderly.
- 目的了解老年人瞬目反射 ( br ) 的正常分布及变异.
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- I turned to the wall and to blink back my tears.
- 我转向墙,用力眨眼忍住泪水.
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