blink
v.（动词）blinked,blink.ing,blinks v.intr.（不及物动词）To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.眨眼：快速睁闭一眼或双眼To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint.眯眼看：半睁着眼看（如遇强光）；眯眼看To shine with intermittent gleams; flash on and off.闪烁：有间断亮光的闪光；一闪一闪
To be startled or dismayed.惊愕或震惊To waver or back down, as in a contest of wills:动摇，犹豫：犹豫不决或后退，如在意志的较量中犹豫不决：例句：.This was the first genuine, direct confrontation between this administration and the Soviets. It was the U.S.A. that blinked.(Zbigniew Brzezinski).这是该政府和苏联第一次真正面对面的交锋。美国却先动摇了.(兹比格尼尤·布泽金斯基)
To look with feigned ignorance:视若无睹：假装不知而不看：例句：a mayor who blinks at the corruption in city government.对市政府的腐败现象视若无睹的市长
v.tr.（及物动词）To cause to blink.使眨眼To hold back or remove from the eyes by blinking:止住：眨着眼睛止住或挤掉：例句：blinked back the tears.止住眼泪
To refuse to recognize or face:拒绝承认或面对：例句：blink ugly facts.拒绝承认丑陋的事实
To transmit (a message) with a flashing light.用闪光灯传送（信号）n.（名词）The act or an instance of rapidly closing and opening the eyes or an eye.眨眼：快速睁眼闭眼的动作An instant:一瞬间：例句：I`ll be back in a blink.我马上回来
Scots A quick look or glimpse; a glance.【苏格兰】 一瞥；一眼：很快的一看或一瞥；粗略看A flash of light; a twinkle.闪光：灯光一闪；闪烁See iceblink 参见 iceblink
<习惯用语>on the blink
Out of working order.失调：不能正常工作来源：Probably Middle English blinken [to move suddenly] 可能为 中古英语 blinken [突然移动] variant of blenchen * see blench blenchen的变体 *参见 blench
<参考词汇><同义词>blink,nictitate,twinkle,winkThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to open and close the eyelids or an eyelid rapidly.: 这些动词共有的中心含义是.快速睁闭眼睑.： 例句：a dog blinking lazily at the fire;在火旁懒洋洋眨眼的狗；
例句：reptiles nictitating;爬行动物眨眼睛；
例句：twinkled, then laughed and responded;眨了眨眼睛，然后笑着回答了问题；
例句：winking conspiratorially at his chum. 对同房间的人狡黠地眨了眨眼。
