单词 | wink |
释义 | wink v. & n. --v   1. a tr. close and open (one eye or both eyes) quickly. b intr. close and open an eye.   2. intr. (often foll. by at) wink one eye as a signal of friendship or greeting or to convey a message to a person.   3. intr. (of a light etc.) twinkle; shine or flash intermittently. --n   1. the act or an instance of winking, esp. as a signal etc.   2. colloq. a brief moment of sleep (didn't sleep a wink). Phrases and idioms as easy as winking colloq. very easy. in a wink very quickly. wink at 1 purposely avoid seeing; pretend not to notice.   2. connive at (a wrongdoing etc.). Etymology: OE wincian f. Gmc: cf. WINCE(1), WINCH |
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