英语词汇“blink”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

blinkblink1 /blɪŋk/ ●●○ verb

ETYMOLOGYblink¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Middle Dutch blinken to shine

VERB TABLE

blink

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	blink
	he, she, it	blinks
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	blinked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have blinked
	he, she, it	has blinked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had blinked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will blink
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have blinked

Continuous Form
Present	I	am blinking
	he, she, it	is blinking
	you, we, they	are blinking
Past	I, he, she, it	was blinking
	you, we, they	were blinking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been blinking
	he, she, it	has been blinking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been blinking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be blinking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been blinking

1[intransitive, transitive] to close and open your eyes quickly: He blinked as he walked out into the bright sunshine.2[intransitive] if lights blink, they go on and off continuously: The neon lights on the theater blinked red and blue.3blink back tears to open and close your eyes to try to get rid of tears, as a way of trying to control your emotions: Mrs. Wilson blinked back tears on the witness stand.4not (even) blink (an eye) to not seem at all surprised or concerned: They didn’t even blink when I told them the price. [Origin: 1500–1600 Middle Dutch blinken to shine]