blink

blink
verb
[noobj.]
  1. shut and open the eyes quickly
    眨眼睛
    she blinked, momentarily blinded.
    她眨了眨眼睛，一时间什么也看不见了。
    [with obj.]he blinked his eyes nervously.
    他紧张地眨着眼睛。
    ■[with obj.andadverbial of direction]clear (dust or tears) from the eyes by this action
    眨眼挤出（灰尘，眼泪）
    she blinked away her tears.
    她眨眼挤出泪水。
    ■[with obj.](blink something back)try to control or prevent tears by such an action
    眨眼忍住（泪水）
    ■(blink at)look at (someone or something) with one's eyes opening and shutting, typically to register surprise or bewilderment
    吃惊（或迷惑不解）地眨巴着眼睛看
    ■[usu. with negative](blink at)(figurative)react to (something) with surprise or disapproval
    (喻)（对…）表示惊奇（或反对、厌恶）
    he doesn't blink at the unsavoury aspects of his subject.
    他对他话题中令人厌恶的部分并未表示反感。
  2. (of light or light source) shine unsteadily or intermittently
    （光，光源）闪烁，摇曳
    the car's right-hand indicator was blinking.
    小汽车的右边方向灯在闪亮。
noun
[usu. insing.]
  1. an act of shutting and opening the eyes very quickly
    眨眼
    he was observing her every blink.
    他注视着她眨巴时眼睛一开一闭的每一个变化。
    ■(figurative)a moment's hesitation
    (喻)片刻的犹豫，举棋不定
    Feargal would have given her all this without a blink.
    费尔盖尔本会毫不犹豫把这一切都给她。
  2. a momentary gleam of light
    （光的）瞬间闪烁
常用词组
in the blink of an eye (或 in a blink)
  1. (informal)very quickly
    (非正式)眨眼间，一瞬间
not blink an eye
  1. show no reaction
    没有反应，无动于衷
on the blink
  1. (informal)(of a machine) not working properly; out of order
    (非正式)（机器）出故障，运转不正常
    the computer's on the blink.
    电脑出故障了。
语源
  1. 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.)
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