单词 | clinks |
释义 | clink1 /klingk/nounA ringing sound made by striking metal, glass, etc transitive verbTo cause to make a short, soft, ringing sound intransitive verb
ORIGIN: A form of click and clank clinkˈer noun
clinkˈing adjective (slang) Excellent clinkˈstone noun Phonolite (from its metallic clink when struck) clink2 /klingk/noun (slang)Prison ORIGIN: Appar orig Clink prison in Southwark clink3 /klingk/ (Spenser)nounSaid to mean a keyhole, or a latch ORIGIN: Cf Du klink latch clink4 /klingk/transitive verb
ORIGIN: Scot and N Eng form of clinch clinkˈer-built adjective (esp of ships' and boats' hulls) made of planks which overlap those below (as distinguished from carvel-built) and fastened with clinched nails |
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