单词 | chink |
释义 | chink From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchinkchink1 /tʃɪŋk/ noun1 [countable]HOLE a small hole in a wall, or between two things that join together, that lets light or air through SYN crackchink in The sun came through a chink in the curtains.2 [countable]SOUND British English a high ringing sound made by metal or glass objects hitting each other SYN clink the chink of coins3 → a chink in somebody’s armourchinkchink2 verb [intransitive, transitive] British EnglishSOUNDif glass or metal objects chink, or if you chink them, they make a high ringing sound when they knock together SYN clink They chinked their glasses and drank a toast to the couple.→ See Verb tableChinkChink noun [countable] tabooSANINSULTa very offensive word for someone from China. Do not use this word.Origin Chink (1800-1900) Chinese chink1 1. (1500-1600) Probably from chin “crack” ((11-16 centuries)), from Old English cine2. (1500-1600) From the sound |
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