blink
verb
uk/blɪŋk/us/blɪŋk/B2[IorT]
When you blink, youcloseand thenopenyoureyesquicklyonceor severaltimes, and when aneyeblinks, it does this:
眨(眼睛)You've got something inyoureye-tryblinking a fewtimes.你眼睛里有东西——眨几下眼睛试试。
to blink
- blinkHe blinked rapidly in the sunlight.
- winkI winked at him and he winked back.
- give someone a winkHe gave me a cheeky wink.
- bat your eyelashesShe batted her eyelashes at me, as if to ask for help.
- flutter your eyelashesIf you flutter you eyelashes, someone will come up and talk to you.
[I]literary
If alightblinks, itflasheson and off.
(光)闪烁- Thebrightnessof thesnowmade him blink.
- How do youmanagenot to blink when you're putting makeup onyoureyes?
- Westaredat each other toseewho would blink first.
- At thesightof thegun, thecashierblinked andswallowedhard, but said nothing.
- We came out of thecinemaandstoodblinking in thesunlight.
The eye & surrounding area
- beady
- beetling
- ciliary
- cone
- conjunctiva
- crow's feet
- epiretinal membrane
- extraocular
- fovea
- hazel
- iris
- peeper
- retina
- retinal
- rheumy
- sclera
- simple eye
- squint
- staring
- supraorbital
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Gestures & gesturing
Giving out light
Idiom
not blink
blink
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/blɪŋk/us/blɪŋk/theactof blinking
眨眼Gestures & gesturing
- air punch
- air quotes
- bat
- beckon
- bird
- blow
- blowsomeonea kissphrase
- flipsomeoneoff
- flourish
- gesticulate
- gesticulation
- gesture
- peace sign
- pumpsomeone'shandidiom
- shrug
- signing
- snapyourfingersidiom
- stick/putyourtongue outidiom
- tongue
- wink
Idioms
in the blink of an eye
on the blink