wink
verb [ I ] uk/wɪŋk/ us/wɪŋk/
C2 眨眼示意;使眼色
to close one eye for a short time as a way of greeting someone or showing friendliness, sexual interest, etc., or of showing that you are not serious about something you have said
Laura winked at me as Stephen turned his back. 史蒂芬转过身去的时候，劳拉冲我眨了眨眼。
For a second I thought he was being serious, but then he winked at me. 有一阵我以为他是认真的，但是随即他就冲我挤了挤眼睛。
（灯光）闪烁，明灭
When lights wink, they keep flashing on and off quickly.
Reflected in the water, the lights winked at us from the other side of the lake. 湖对岸的灯光映在水中，冲我们一闪一闪的。
The light was winking on the answering machine. 录音电话上的指示灯一闪一闪的。
Phrasal verb
wink at something （对坏事情）睁一只眼闭一只眼，装作没看见
to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening because it is more convenient for you
wink
noun [ C ] uk/wɪŋk/ us/wɪŋk/
眨眼（示意）；眼色
the action of winking at someone
He gave me a conspiratorial wink as they left the room. 他们离开房间的时候，他冲我诡秘地眨了眨眼。
Idiom
not sleep a winkidiom (also not get a wink of sleep)C2 没合眼，一刻也没睡
to not sleep at all
I didn't sleep a wink last night with all that noise. 昨晚噪声那么大，我根本就没睡着。