blink
verb uk/blɪŋk/ us/blɪŋk/
B2 [ I or T ]眨(眼睛)
When you blink, you close and then open your eyes quickly once or several times, and when an eye blinks, it does this.
You've got something in your eye - try blinking a few times. 你眼睛里有东西——眨几下眼睛试试。
[ I ] literary(光)闪烁
If a light blinks, it flashes on and off.
- More examples
- The brightness of the snow made him blink.
- How do you manage not to blink when you're putting makeup on your eyes?
- We stared at each other to see who would blink first.
- At the sight of the gun, the cashier blinked and swallowed hard, but said nothing.
- We came out of the cinema and stood blinking in the sunlight.
Idiom
not blinkidiom informal 不惊讶,不吃惊
to not show any shock or surprise
When he was told I was expecting twins, Harry didn't even blink. 当哈里得知我要生双胞胎时,他一点也不惊讶。
blink
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/blɪŋk/ us/blɪŋk/
眨眼
the act of blinking
Idioms
in the blink of an eyeidiom C2 一眨眼,瞬间
extremely quickly
In the blink of an eye, he was gone. 一眨眼他就不见了。
on the blinkidiom informal (机器)失灵,出毛病
When a machine is on the blink, it is not working correctly.