a chink in sth
也可指弱点或漏洞,如“a chink in someone's armor”表示“某人的薄弱环节”。
There was a small chink in the wall.
墙上有一条小裂缝。
裂缝;缝隙;叮当声;(种族歧视)对华裔的冒犯性称呼;缺口;凹痕;狭窄的缝隙,如墙板之间的缝隙
种族歧视用语,贬义,应避免使用
裂缝;缝隙
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
叮当声
A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
(种族歧视)对华裔的冒犯性称呼
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
缺口;凹痕
A chip or dent in something metallic.
狭窄的缝隙,如墙板之间的缝隙
a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
漏洞;弱点
A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
短促轻微的金属声
a short light metallic sound
A chink in the old stone wall let a sliver of moonlight through.
旧石墙上的一道裂缝透进了一缕月光。
用法提示:此处 chink 是名词,意为“裂缝”,指墙壁上的狭小开口。
She peeped through a chink in the curtain to see who was at the door.
她从窗帘的缝隙里偷偷看了看谁在门口。
用法提示:此处 chink 是名词,表示“缝隙”,用于人从狭窄开口向外看。
Cold air leaked in through a chink under the window frame.
冷空气从窗框下的缝隙钻了进来。
用法提示:此处 chink 是名词,意为“裂缝”,指窗框下的窄缝。
也可指弱点或漏洞,如“a chink in someone's armor”表示“某人的薄弱环节”。
There was a small chink in the wall.
墙上有一条小裂缝。
这是名词用法,表示某物发出的叮当声。
He heard the chink of glasses from the kitchen.
他听到厨房里传来玻璃杯碰撞的叮当声。
主语通常是硬币、玻璃等能发出清脆响声的物体。
The ice cubes chinked in the glass.
冰块在玻璃杯里叮当作响。
“together”表示使物体相互碰撞而发声;也可省略,如“chink the coins”(把硬币弄得叮当响)。
She chinked the two glasses together.
她轻轻碰了碰两只玻璃杯,发出叮当声。
语气陈旧且强烈冒犯,常带有性别指向;不能用于中性场合。
在英式英语中较常见,除指人外还可指中餐;与 Chinaman 不完全互换,但同为严重冒犯词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a chink.
正确表达He is a Chinese person.
chink 是对华人的严重种族侮辱用语,绝不能用来指人;表达国籍或族裔时应用 Chinese 或 a Chinese person。
grammar · medium
易错句子I went to a chink restaurant.
正确表达I went to a Chinese restaurant.
chink 不是形容词,不能修饰 restaurant 等名词;表示“中餐的”或“中国的”要用 Chinese。
grammar · medium
易错句子She can speak chink.
正确表达She can speak Chinese.
chink 不是语言名称;表示“中文”或“汉语”要说 Chinese,即 the Chinese language。
chink 是对中国人的歧视性辱骂语,Chinese 是中性的国籍和民族称谓。不能用 chink 来称呼中国人。
Chinaman 虽像 Englishman 来构成,但它是过时且带冒犯性的词汇,与 chink 同属歧视语;现代英语应改用 Chinese。
chick 与 chink 发音相近,但 chink 是种族歧视语,chick 指小鸡(或俚语中的姑娘),意思完全不同。
弱点,软肋
The data breach exposed a chink in the company's armor.
数据泄露暴露了这家公司的软肋。
一线光,一束光
A chink of light shone through the keyhole.
一线光从钥匙孔射进来。
墙上的裂缝
Cold air came through a chink in the wall.
冷风从墙上的裂缝吹进来。
硬币的叮当声
The chink of coins fell into the hat.
硬币落入帽子里的叮当声。
(某人的)弱点,软肋
The scandal revealed a chink in the CEO's armor.
这起丑闻暴露了这位首席执行官的弱点。
一线希望,一丝曙光
There is a chink of light in the negotiations.
谈判中出现了一线希望。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.