winks

英 [wɪŋks]

美 [wɪŋks]

v.  眨一只眼，眨眼示意(尤指使眼色或表示开玩笑); 闪烁; 明灭
wink的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 向…眨眼；使眼色
  When youwink atsomeone, you look towards them and close one eye very briefly, usually as a signal that something is a joke or a secret.
  1. Brian winked at his bride-to-be...
     布赖恩向他的准新娘使了个眼色。
  2. He smiled, winked and nodded, giving his seal of approval.
     他笑了，使了个眼色，然后点点头表示同意。
  3. Winkis also a noun.
     
  4. I gave her a wink.
     我朝她使了个眼色。
• VERB (灯)闪亮，闪烁
  If a lampwinks, it shines or reflects light in short flashes.
  1. From the hotel window, they could see lights winking on the bay.
     透过宾馆的窗子，他们能看见海湾一带灯光摇曳。
• PHRASE 无法入睡;没合一下眼
  If you say that youdid not sleep a winkordid not get a wink of sleep, you mean that you tried to go to sleep but could not.
  1. I didn't get a wink of sleep on the aeroplane.
     我在飞机上没合一下眼。

双语例句

• He winks at all the girls who pass.
  他向所有经过的女孩使眼色。
• One who winks the eyes plans perverse things; one who compresses the lips brings evil to pass.
  眼目紧合的，图谋乖僻；嘴唇紧闭的，成就邪恶。
• He winks at his guests, regales them with stories of good food and rare spirits, and acts for all the world as though Lehman Brothers is the train set he always wanted for Christmas.
  他对客人们眨眼睛，给大家讲美酒佳肴的故事，并表现得好像雷曼兄弟就是他一直想要的圣诞礼物，就像火车玩具。
• She lay down on the sofa for forty winks.
  她在沙发上躺下，打个盹儿。
• The New York Times poisoned its own story by nods and winks.
  《纽约时报》的这篇报道本就有捕风捉影之嫌。
• New York, USA: President George W.Bush winks before speaking at the UN headquarters.
  美国，纽约：总统乔治·W·布什在联合国总部讲话前的小动作。
• Can you let me catch a few winks before we go?
  在我们出发前，能让我稍微睡一下吗？
• He winks at Tom, thinking him proBaBly a fellow-sufferer from Mrs White's difficult disposition.
  他向汤姆挤了挤眼睛，认为他也许同样是个忍受怀特太太的古怪脾气而受苦的人。
• Got you a extra blanket I'll roll up out here and grab forty winks, ride out at first light.
  给我一条多余的毯子，我在外面一卷就可以睡，打上四十个盹，天就亮了。
• My mother always winks at my fault.
  我妈妈经常对我的错误视而不见。