Word · Frequency #24572
blinking
眨眼的
closing and opening the eyes quickly and repeatedly
- 1.
informal intensifiers
非正式强调词
- 2.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
间歇而快速闭眼；眨眼
该死的；讨厌的；非正式强调词；间歇而快速闭眼；眨眼；可恶的；该死的；[计] 闪烁
In use
I can't get this blinking printer to work!
What a blinking mess you've made!
He's a blinking genius at solving puzzles.
blinking + noun (intensifier)
非正式用法，表示强烈的情绪，相当于该死的。
Get your blinking hands off my cake!
把你那该死的爪子从我的蛋糕上拿开！
blinking + noun (describing eye movement)
描述眼睛快速眨动的状态。
The baby's blinking eyes were so cute.
宝宝眨巴的眼睛真可爱。
Common mistakes
He is blinking idiot.He is a blinking idiot.
中文学习者容易遗漏冠词。在英语中，可数名词单数前需要不定冠词，而'blinking'作为形容词，修饰'idiot'时，必须使用冠词'a'。
Connections
Collocations
- blinking idiot
- 该死的笨蛋
- Some blinking idiot parked right in front of my garage.某个该死的笨蛋把车正好停在我车库门口。
- blinking light
- 闪烁的灯
- The blinking light on the computer means it is charging.电脑上闪烁的指示灯表示正在充电。
- blinking cursor
- 闪烁的光标
- Type your password where the blinking cursor is shown.在显示闪烁光标的地方输入密码。
- blinking hell
- 见鬼；该死
- Blinking hell, I've locked myself out again!见鬼，我又把自己锁在门外了！
Idioms & figurative uses
- blinking heck
- （英式非正式）哎呀，真是的；天哪Blinking heck, I've left my keys inside!哎呀，真是的，我把钥匙落在里面了！
Learner notes
Memory Tip
眨眼是blink加-ing，生气时瞪眼一眨，骂一句blinking（该死的）——眼睛一闭一睁的强调词。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：英式非正式口语中的强调语、描述眼睛或灯光等闪烁、眨动的场合 blinking 作形容词时有两种常见用法：作强调词（如 blinking fool）多用于英式非正式口语，语气较 bloody 委婉；字面义“眨眼的、闪烁的”（如 blinking light）则属于中性描述，日常和书面语中都比较常见。具体含义需根据搭配来判断。
Grammar Note
作加强语气的用法时通常只作定语；作‘眨眼’解时可用作定语或表语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The first five words rhyme with blinking (all end with /ɪŋkɪŋ/). Ticking looks similar but is pronounced /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ with a single /k/ sound, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.