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单词 winkle
释义 win·kle
I. \ˈwiŋkəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: short for periwinkle
1. : periwinkle II
2. : any of various whelks especially of the genus Busycon that destroy large numbers of oysters and clams by drilling their shells and rasping away their flesh
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to displace, extract, or evict from a position — usually used with out
 < failed to winkle out those two or three machine guns which were firing through some concealed opening — Peter Rainier >
 < the first year of nursing training winkles out most of the unsuitable subjects — Cormac Swan >
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: wink (I) + -le
: twinkle
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