Word · Frequency #10631
winks
单眼眨眼；眨眼示意
winks is the plural of wink.
An act of winking: closing one eye quickly, especially as a signal or message.
- 1.
An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
眨一只眼的动作,或通过眨眼发送的信息
- 2.
Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
小圆片(游戏中使用的)
- 3.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
很短的时间(如眨眼或心跳的时间)
- 4.
A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
短暂的睡眠；尤其是小憩片刻
- 5.
closing one eye quickly as a signal
快速闭上一只眼睛作为信号
- 6.
A brief time; an instant.
瞬间
- 7.
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
快速闭合和睁开的反射动作
- 8.
The smallest possible amount.
最小的可能量
- 9.
A subtle allusion.
微妙的暗示
小睡；打盹；一瞬间；刹那；眨眼（反射动作）；极少量；一丁点；暗示；隐晦的提及
In use
A wink can be a friendly way to say hello without words.
He gave me a wink from across the table.
Her wink told me everything was fine.
give sb a wink
表示秘密或友好的示意。
He gave me a wink across the room.
他隔着房间向我眨了一下眼。
in a wink
强调极短的时间。
The car disappeared in a wink.
那辆车眨眼间就消失了。
not sleep a wink
常用于否定句，表示完全没合眼。
I didn't sleep a wink last night.
昨晚我完全没睡着。
Connections
Collocations
- give someone a wink
- 朝某人眨眼示意
- He gave me a wink as he left.他离开时朝我眨了眨眼。
- a knowing wink
- 会意的眼色
- She gave me a knowing wink when the teacher wasn't looking.趁老师不注意时，她向我使了个会意的眼色。
- forty winks
- 小睡，打盹
- I'm going to catch forty winks before dinner.晚饭前我要小睡一会儿。
- not sleep a wink
- 一夜没合眼
- The baby cried all night, so I didn't sleep a wink.婴儿哭了一夜，所以我完全没有合眼。
- in a wink
- 一瞬间，一眨眼工夫
- The thief disappeared in a wink.小偷一眨眼工夫就不见了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象赢家(win)朝你眨眼(wink)示意，眼睛一闭一睁就是一瞬间。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、非正式社交场合、眼神示意或暗示 wink 作名词表示“眨眼示意”时为中性词，正式与非正式场合都可用；但实际使用中多用于日常对话或轻松的社交场景，较少出现在严肃的书面语中。
Grammar Note
Commonly used in the phrase 'in a wink' meaning very quickly.
Pronunciation & Spelling
think, link, pink, sink, and blink rhyme with wink (/wɪŋk/), all ending in /ɪŋk/. Beware the lookalike wince (/wɪns/): it ends in /ns/ and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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