kink

noun

/kɪŋk/

a bend or twist in something that is usually straight（直线物体上的）弯，结
- a dog with a kink in its tail尾巴上有个结的狗
a small problem in a plan, system, etc.纠结：计划，系统等中的一个小问题。
- We need to iron out the kinks in the new system.我们需要理顺新制度中的一些问题。
(informal, disapproving) an unusual feature in a person’s character or mind, especially one that does not seem normal怪癖；怪念头；奇想
[usually singular] (North American English)
(also crick British and North American English)
a sudden painful stiff feeling in the muscles of your neck or back（颈或背部的）痛性痉挛
- a kink in the neck脖子上的扭结

词源late 17th cent.: from Middle Low German kinke, probably from Dutch kinken ‘to kink’.

verb

/kɪŋk/

[intransitive, transitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they kink	/kɪŋk/ /kɪŋk/
he / she / it kinks	/kɪŋks/ /kɪŋks/
past simple kinked	/kɪŋkt/ /kɪŋkt/
past participle kinked	/kɪŋkt/ /kɪŋkt/
-ing form kinking	/ˈkɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈkɪŋkɪŋ/

kink (something) to develop or make something develop a bend or twist（使）弯曲，扭结，绞缠
词源late 17th cent.: from Middle Low German kinke, probably from Dutch kinken ‘to kink’.