blink
US: /ˈbɫɪŋk/
UK: /blˈɪŋk/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
blink /bliɳk/- danh từ
- cái nháy mắt, cái chớp mắt
- ánh lửa chập chờn, ánh lửa lung linh, ánh sáng nhấp nháy
- ánh băng (phản chiếu lên chân trời) ((cũng) ice blink)
- (nghĩa bóng) cái nhìn qua, cái nhìn thoáng
- on the blink
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) trong tình trạng xấu, trong tình trạng rối loạn lộn xộn
- hấp hối, sắp chết
- say khướt, say bí tỉ
- nội động từ
- nháy mắt, chớp mắt
- chập chờn, lung linh, nhấp nháy (ánh sáng)
- bật đèn, nhấp nháy
- nhắm mắt lam ngơ
- to blink at someone's fault: nhắm mắt làm ngơ trước lỗi lầm của ai
- nội động từ
- nháy, chớp (mắt); bật (đèn) nhấp nháy
- nhắm mắt trước (vấn đề); tránh, lẩn tránh
- to blink the facts: không thấy sự thật, nhắm mắt trước sự thật
- to blink the question: lẩn tránh vấn đề
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
1 when you blink or blink your eyes or your eyes blink, you shut and open your eyes quickly: [V] He blinked in the bright sunlight. + Lucy blinked at him in astonishment. + I'll be back before you can blink (= very quickly). + When I told him the news he didn't even blink (= showed no surprise at all). [also VN]
Compare: WINK
2 [V] to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off: Suddenly a warning light blinked.
Phrasal Verbs: blink sth<->away / back to try to control tears or clear your eyes by blinking: She bravely blinked back her tears.
+ noun [usually sing.] the act of shutting and opening your eyes very quickly
Idioms: in the blink of an eye very quickly; in a short time
on the blink (informal) (of a machine) no longer working correctly
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 wink, flicker, Technical nictitate:
She blinked in the strong light.
2 twinkle, flicker, gleam, glimmer, shimmer, flash, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate:
A billion stars blinked in the wintry sky.
3 flinch, wince, shrink, quail, blench, recoil, start, move:
She didn't even blink when she had the injection.
4 blink at. wink at, ignore, overlook, disregard:
That inspector has been known to blink at health violations.
n.
5 wink, flicker:
He switched the cards in the blink of an eye.
6 on the blink. Colloq out of order, broken, in disrepair, not working or operating, not operational, Slang US out of whack, on the fritz:
The fridge is on the blink again.
Collocation
ADV.
hard
He blinked hard and forced a smile.
| rapidly
PREP.
at
She blinked at him, astonished.
| in/with
He blinked in surprise.
PHRASES
blink away a tear, blink back tears
She had to blink back her tears before she continued her story.
| blink your eyes/your eyes blink
Concise dictionary
blinks|blinked|blinkingblɪnknoun
+a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
verb
+briefly shut the eyes
+force to go away by blinking
+gleam or glow intermittently
