blink1 /blɪŋk/ ●●○ verb1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBH to shut and open your eyes quickly 眨(眼)I blinked as I came out into the sunlight. 我走出來,在太陽光下直眨眼睛。
2 [intransitiveI]SHINE if lights blink, they shine unsteadily or go on and off quickly 〔燈光〕時閃時滅,閃爍The light on your answering machine is blinking. 你電話答錄機上的指示燈在閃。
3 not (even) blink DON'T CAREto not seem at all surprised 絲毫不驚奇When I told her how much it would cost, she didn’t even blink. 當我告訴她這個要多少錢時,她甚至連眼睛都沒眨一下。
not (even) blink• Residents didn't even blink when the chemicals company set up business in town.• And yet Stillman had not even blinked.• But in the stagecraft of dethronement, Kingsley had not taken the bait, had not even blinked.• I hold my finger in front of her nose; still she does not blink.• We found the village easily enough, though anyone travelling in the area in a Porsche had better not blink.• What if Khrushchev had not blinked?• It seems to us so extraordinary, yet the storyteller does not blink an eyelid.• Mine felt as if they had not blinked for hours.• She found that she could not even blink under the harsh glare. 4. before you could blink spokenFAST/QUICK extremely quickly 一眨眼,霎時間
5 blink back/away tears to shut and open your eyes in order to get rid of tears 眨眼控制淚水Lynn laughed, blinking back unexpected tears. 琳恩笑了,眨眨眼睛,抑制住了突如其來的淚水。
blink back/away tears• I noticed that his hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be blinking back tears.• She needed to blink away tears.• Touching the welt, Howard tried to blink back tears before going inside.