wink/wɪŋk/

vi

1. 眨眼

2. 闪烁(尤其用来发送信号)

• The stars are winking in the sky. 星星在天空闪烁。

• We could see the lighthouse winked in the distance. 他们用手电筒打着信号。

vt

1. 眨(眼)；眨掉；使眼色

• He winked tears away. 他眨掉眼泪。

• wink a warning to sb. 向某人使一个警告的眼色

2. 用频闪灯光发送(信号等)

• The driver's winking the left lights of the car to show that he's turning left. 司机打着左边的信号灯准备左拐。

词组as easy as winking 易如反掌，十分容易 wink at

1. 向…使眼色

• She winked at me to show that she was playing a joke on the others. 她向我使眼色，使我明白她在和其他人开玩笑。

2. 睁一只眼闭一只眼，视而不见

• The officials winked at the trucks carrying the illegal supplies. 官员们对卡车上的违禁物品装作没有看见。