Dictionary entry
eye blink
/ai bliŋk/
noun
眨眼
a single quick closing and opening of the eyelid; a blink
In use
An eye blink is so quick that most people do not notice it.
The doctor asked the patient to count each eye blink while looking at the camera.
A long eye blink might mean the driver is feeling sleepy.
an eye blink
用作名词短语,指一次眨眼动作。
He responded with an eye blink.
他眨眼回应。
in an eye blink
固定短语,表示极短的时间。
The car disappeared in an eye blink.
汽车眨眼间就消失了。
eye blink reflex
医学术语,指眨眼反射。
The eye blink reflex protects the eye from foreign objects.
眨眼反射保护眼睛免受异物伤害。
Common mistakes
I eye blink every few seconds.I blink every few seconds.
“eye blink”是名词短语,表示“眨眼”这个动作本身,不能用作动词。正确的动词是“blink”。
He did an eye blink when the ball came.He blinked when the ball came.
英语中“眨眼”这个动作直接用动词“blink”表达,不需要加“did an eye blink”这样的结构。
Connections
Confusing words
- wink
- 眨眼(单眼) · ‘eye blink’指双眼同时快速闭合再睁开,是无意识动作;‘wink’通常指单眼有意识地闭合,作为信号或挑逗。
- blink of an eye
- 一眨眼的功夫 · ‘eye blink’指眨眼这个动作本身;‘blink of an eye’是习语,指极短的时间,如‘in the blink of an eye’。
- blink reflex
- 眨眼反射 · ‘eye blink’是眨眼的一般说法;‘blink reflex’是医学术语,指眨眼反射,通常是不自主的防御性反应。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于体育或医学语境
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