Word · Frequency #35193
twinkling
/ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
adjective
闪烁的，闪亮的
shining with a flickering light
- 1.
Sparkling intermittently.
闪烁的,一闪一闪的。
闪烁的,一闪一闪的。；闪烁的；闪亮的；闪光的
In use
In the twinkling of an eye, the magician made the coin disappear.
She finished the entire meal in a twinkling.
The star seemed to vanish in the twinkling of an instant.
in a twinkling
常用来强调动作极快。
He was gone in a twinkling.
一眨眼的工夫他就走了。
the twinkling of an eye
固定成语，与圣经有关。
The car disappeared in the twinkling of an eye.
那辆车一眨眼的工夫就不见了。
twinkling + noun
用作形容词，修饰名词。
We could see the twinkling stars.
我们能看到闪烁的星星。
Common mistakes
In a twinkle, he disappeared.In a twinkling, he disappeared.
名词形式错误：'twinkle'是动词或名词表示'闪烁'，而'twinkling'作为名词才表示'瞬间'。固定搭配用'twinkling'。
In twinkling of eye, the magic happened.In the twinkling of an eye, the magic happened.
介词短语不完整：表示'一眨眼的工夫'需用固定结构'in the twinkling of an eye'，缺少冠词'the'和介词'of'后的'an'。
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