blink

名词 blink:

1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
   同义词：eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation

动词 blink:

1. briefly shut the eyes
   同义词：wink, nictitate, nictate
2. force to go away by blinking
   同义词：wink, blink away
3. gleam or glow intermittently
   同义词：flash, wink, twinkle, winkle

1. The lights were blinking on the horizon.
   灯光在地平线上闪烁着。
2. How long can you stare without blinking your eyes?
   你能瞪着看多长时间不眨眼?

blink

v.（动词）
blinked,blink.ing,blinks
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.
眨眼：快速睁闭一眼或双眼
To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint.
眯眼看：半睁着眼看（如遇强光）；眯眼看
To shine with intermittent gleams; flash on and off.
闪烁：有间断亮光的闪光；一闪一闪

To be startled or dismayed.
惊愕或震惊
To waver or back down, as in a contest of wills:
动摇，犹豫：犹豫不决或后退，如在意志的较量中犹豫不决：
例句：
.This was the first genuine, direct confrontation between this administration and the Soviets. It was the U.S.A. that blinked.(Zbigniew Brzezinski)
.这是该政府和苏联第一次真正面对面的交锋。美国却先动摇了.(兹比格尼尤·布泽金斯基)

To look with feigned ignorance:
视若无睹：假装不知而不看：
例句：
a mayor who blinks at the corruption in city government.
对市政府的腐败现象视若无睹的市长

v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to blink.
使眨眼
To hold back or remove from the eyes by blinking:
止住：眨着眼睛止住或挤掉：
例句：
blinked back the tears.
止住眼泪

To refuse to recognize or face:
拒绝承认或面对：
例句：
blink ugly facts.
拒绝承认丑陋的事实

To transmit (a message) with a flashing light.
用闪光灯传送（信号）
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of rapidly closing and opening the eyes or an eye.
眨眼：快速睁眼闭眼的动作
An instant:
一瞬间：
例句：
I`ll be back in a blink.
我马上回来

Scots A quick look or glimpse; a glance.
【苏格兰】 一瞥；一眼：很快的一看或一瞥；粗略看
A flash of light; a twinkle.
闪光：灯光一闪；闪烁
See iceblink
参见 iceblink

<习惯用语>on the blink
Out of working order.
失调：不能正常工作
来源：
Probably Middle English blinken [to move suddenly]
可能为 中古英语 blinken [突然移动]
variant of blenchen * see blench
blenchen的变体 *参见 blench

<参考词汇><同义词>blink,nictitate,twinkle,winkThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to open and close the eyelids or an eyelid rapidly.:
这些动词共有的中心含义是.快速睁闭眼睑.：
例句：
a dog blinking lazily at the fire;
在火旁懒洋洋眨眼的狗；

例句：
reptiles nictitating;
爬行动物眨眼睛；

例句：
twinkled, then laughed and responded;
眨了眨眼睛，然后笑着回答了问题；

例句：
winking conspiratorially at his chum.
对同房间的人狡黠地眨了眨眼。