clink

verb

/klɪŋk/

[intransitive, transitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they clink	/klɪŋk/ /klɪŋk/
he / she / it clinks	/klɪŋks/ /klɪŋks/
past simple clinked	/klɪŋkt/ /klɪŋkt/
past participle clinked	/klɪŋkt/ /klɪŋkt/
-ing form clinking	/ˈklɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈklɪŋkɪŋ/

to make or cause something to make a sharp ringing sound, like that of glasses being hit against each other（使）发出叮当声，叮当作响 synonym chink
- clinking coins叮当响的硬币
- The coins clinked into the slot in the machine.硬币叮当作响地落入了机器的投币口。
- clink something They clinked glasses and drank to each other's health.他们碰杯互祝身体健康。
Collocations Dictionary
Clink is used with these nouns as the subject:
coin
glass
Clink is used with these nouns as the object:
glass
词源verb Middle English (as a verb): probably from Middle Dutch klinken.

clink

noun

/klɪŋk/

[singular]

(also clinking)
a sharp ringing sound like the sound made by glasses being hit against each other叮当声
- She heard the sound of voices and the clink of glasses.她听到说话声和玻璃杯相碰的声音。
(old-fashioned, slang) prison班房；牢房

词源noun sense 1 Middle English (as a verb): probably from Middle Dutch klinken. noun sense 2 early 16th cent. (originally denoting a prison in Southwark, London): of unknown origin.