| 单词 | chink |
| 释义 | chink1[ chingk ] / tʃɪŋk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chink ON THESAURUS.COM nouna crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall. a narrow opening: a chink between two buildings. verb (used with object)to fill up chinks in. VIDEO FOR CHINKWATCH NOW: Have You Ever Found One Word That Helped You Define Yourself?We asked some Dictionary users what words they've found that have helped them define themselves. Do you have that one word? Origin of chink11350–1400; Middle English; perhaps chine1 + -k suffix (see -ock) SYNONYMS FOR chink1 breach, rent, cut. SEE SYNONYMS FOR chink ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby chinkChing-t'u, Ch'ing-yüan, Chin Hills, Chin-Hsien, chinic acid, chink, chinkapin, chink in one's armor, chinless, chinless wonder, chin muscle Definition for chink (2 of 3)chink2 [ chingk ] / tʃɪŋk / verb (used with or without object)to make, or cause to make, a short, sharp, ringing sound, as of coins or glasses striking together. nouna chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass. Slang. coin or ready cash. Origin of chink2First recorded in 1565–75; imitative Definition for chink (3 of 3)Chink [ chingk ] / tʃɪŋk / noun (sometimes lowercase)Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese person. Origin of Chink1900–05; earlier Chinkie apparently alteration of China, Chinese by association with chink1 (from the stereotypical Western image of Chinese as narrow-eyed); see -ie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for chink (1 of 3)chink1 / (tʃɪŋk) / nouna small narrow opening, such as a fissure or crack chink in one's armour a small but fatal weakness verb(tr) mainly US and Canadian to fill up or make cracks in Derived forms of chinkchinky, adjectiveWord Origin for chinkC16: perhaps variant of earlier chine, from Old English cine crack; related to Middle Dutch kene, Danish kin British Dictionary definitions for chink (2 of 3)chink2 / (tʃɪŋk) / verbto make or cause to make a light ringing sound, as by the striking of glasses or coins nounsuch a sound Word Origin for chinkC16: of imitative origin British Dictionary definitions for chink (3 of 3)Chink taboo Chinky (ˈtʃɪŋkɪ)/ (tʃɪŋk) / noun, adjective plural Chinks or Chinkiesan old-fashioned and highly derogatory term for Chinese Word Origin for ChinkC20: probably from Chinese, influenced by chink 1 (referring to the characteristic shape of the Chinese eye) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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