blink

verb

/blɪŋk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they blink	/blɪŋk/ /blɪŋk/
he / she / it blinks	/blɪŋks/ /blɪŋks/
past simple blinked	/blɪŋkt/ /blɪŋkt/
past participle blinked	/blɪŋkt/ /blɪŋkt/
-ing form blinking	/ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] blink (something) when you blink or blink your eyes or your eyes blink, you shut and open your eyes quickly眨眼睛
- He blinked in the bright sunlight.他在强烈的阳光下直眨眼睛。
- Lucy blinked at him in astonishment.露西惊讶地向他眨了眨眼。
- I'll be back before you can blink (= very quickly).我眨眼工夫就回来。
- 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。
compare wink
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hard
- furiously
- quickly
- …
preposition
- at
- in
- with
- …
phrases
- blink away a tear
- blink back tears
- blink your eyes
- …
[intransitive] to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off闪烁
- Suddenly a warning light blinked.突然有一盏警告灯开始闪亮。

词源Middle English: from blenk, Scots variant of blench, reinforced by Middle Dutch blinken ‘to shine’. Early senses included ‘deceive’, ‘flinch’ (compare with blench), and also ‘open the eyes after sleep’: hence sense (1) (mid 16th cent.).

blink

noun

/blɪŋk/

[usually singular]Idioms

the act of shutting and opening your eyes very quickly眨眼睛
词源Middle English: from blenk, Scots variant of blench, reinforced by Middle Dutch blinken ‘to shine’. Early senses included ‘deceive’, ‘flinch’ (compare with blench), and also ‘open the eyes after sleep’: hence sense (1) (mid 16th cent.).

Idioms

in the blink of an eye

very quickly; in a short time眨眼的工夫；很快

on the blink

(informal) (of a machine机器) no longer working correctly失灵；出毛病