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单词 clink
释义
clink1 verbclink2 noun
clinkclink1 /klɪŋk/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINclink1
Origin:
1300-1400 From the sound
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
clink
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyclink
he, she, itclinks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyclinked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave clinked
he, she, ithas clinked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad clinked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill clink
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have clinked
Continuous Form
PresentIam clinking
he, she, itis clinking
you, we, theyare clinking
PastI, he, she, itwas clinking
you, we, theywere clinking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been clinking
he, she, ithas been clinking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been clinking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be clinking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been clinking
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • She wore at least twenty bracelets, which clinked against each other every time she moved her arm.
  • The two men clinked their glasses in celebration.
  • Their champagne glasses clinked. "Happy Anniversary Darling,'' Roger said.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And then as Brett's teeth clinked uncomfortably on the edge of the drinking glass, something strange happened.
  • He went to drink and his teeth clinked against the rim.
  • I slipped my fingers into them, lifted out a few pieces and let them clink back into the can.
  • Lily dropped a cube of sugar into her champagne and they clinked glasses, still laughing.
  • Some members there clinked glasses and gave thumbs-up signs as they watched the verdict at the cozy first-floor bar.
  • The wolf was just moving away, when he heard the medals clinking, and he stopped to listen.
  • You'd hear them clinking all night.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsounds made by glass or metal hitting something
if something made of glass or metal clinks , it makes a short ringing sound as it hits another glass or metal object: · Their champagne glasses clinked. "Happy Anniversary Darling,'' Roger said.clink against: · She wore at least twenty bracelets, which clinked against each other every time she moved her arm.
if something heavy made of metal clanks , it makes a short, loud noise as it hits another metal object: · The train's carriages clanked and rattled as it crept into the station.· In the harbor, the boats' rigging clanked noisily in the high wind.
if something metal clangs , it makes a loud, long ringing noise when it hits another metal object: · Somewhere inside the courtyard a bell clanged.clang shut: · The prison door clanged shut again.
if a set of things jingle , especially things made of metal or glass, they make a continuous high musical sound as they hit each other: · The coins in his pocket jingled together noisily.· A herd of goats crossed the beach, the bells around their necks jingling cheerfully.
if something rings , it makes a high, loud, continuous sound after it hits another object: · If you tap something made of good glass, it should keep ringing for quite a long time.
to produce the pleasant, high, continuous sound that is made, for example, by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other: · I rang the bell and heard it tinkle inside.· The ring fell from her hands and went tinkling across the floor.
WORD SETS
ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
if two glass or metal objects clink, or if you clink them, they make a short ringing sound when they are hit together:  Spoons clinked against the crockery.
clink1 verbclink2 noun
clinkclink2 noun [singular] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINclink2
Origin:
1 1400-1500 CLINK12 1500-1600 Clink former prison in London, England
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The clink of dishes in the dining room told him that dinner would soon be ready.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • In his room Benjy heard the first clink.
  • Oh, heavens, she thought as her cup went down on its saucer with a clink.
  • She walked into the bathroom and Rachaela heard the clink of the pot of cold cream.
  • The clink of cup against saucer woke me.
  • There was a scraping and a clink.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSmade by things hitting other things
a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else: · I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened.· He slammed the door shut with a bang.
a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused: · The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.· I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface: · There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.· His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else: · There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other: · the clink of champagne glasses· The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly: · He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
the sound of small metal objects being shaken together: · the jingle of her bracelets· the jingle of keys
a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other – used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something: · There was a strange rattle coming from the engine.· the rattle of the trolley
WORD SETS
ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
1the short ringing sound made by metal or glass objects hitting each other:  the clink of glasses see thesaurus at sound2old-fashioned informal prison
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