blink

/blɪŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /blɪŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbliŋk/ (ame, mw)

blink — 動詞

  • blinkpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • blinkshe / she / it
  • blinkedpast simple
  • blinking-ing form

1. to move your eyelids down and up in a quick motion, either without meaning to or

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

眨眼

使眼皮快速閉合再張開

to move your eyelids down and up in a quick motion, either without meaning to or on purpose.

例句

Priya blinked twice when the camera flash hit her face.

鏡頭閃光打到 Priya 臉上時，她連眨了兩下眼。

blink + number of times

Dust blew into Omar's eye, and he kept blinking at the bus stop.

灰塵吹進 Omar 的眼睛後，他在公車站一直眨眼。

同義詞
  • wink

    usually deliberate and done with one eye to send a message

  • bat

    less common and often used with eyelashes in a playful or attractive way

  • flutter

    more literary and suggests very light, repeated eyelid movement

反義詞
  • stare

    to keep your eyes open and look fixedly without blinking much

文法句型

blink

blink your eyes

用法筆記

Often followed by numbers or adverbs: blink once, blink twice, blink hard. Unlike 'wink', this sense normally involves both eyes and often happens automatically.

常見錯誤

❌She blinked at me from across the room.
✅She winked at me from across the room.
💡a wink is a deliberate signal; a blink is usually just eye movement.
❌The smoke made me blink my eye.
✅The smoke made me blink.' / 'The smoke made me blink my eyes.
💡with the transitive pattern, English normally uses the plural 'eyes'.

2. if a light or signal blinks, it keeps appearing and disappearing for short momen

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

閃爍

光線短暫亮滅反覆出現

if a light or signal blinks, it keeps appearing and disappearing for short moments.

例句

A red light blinked above the hotel lift all night.

旅館電梯上方的紅燈整晚一直閃爍。

subject: light

The router blinked green after Mei turned it back on.

Mei 把路由器重新打開後，它亮起綠燈並開始閃爍。

blink + colour

同義詞
  • flash

    often stronger and brighter than 'blink'

  • flicker

    suggests an unsteady weak light, often not fully regular

  • pulse

    often used for electronic lights that brighten and dim in a pattern

反義詞
  • glow

    to give a steady soft light

  • shine steadily

    to remain on without the repeated off-on pattern

文法句型

light/signal blink

用法筆記

Used for lights, signs, screens, and warning signals, not usually for steady natural light such as the sun. Distinguish from sense 1, where a person's eyes move.

常見錯誤

❌The lamp blinked and stayed bright.
✅The lamp blinked on and off.
💡for lights, 'blink' suggests repeated short appearances, not a steady glow.
❌The sun was blinking through the window.
✅The sun was shining through the window.
💡steady natural light normally does not 'blink'.

3. to give way in a struggle, discussion, or negotiation before the other person or

3.動詞不及物C1
釋義

讓步；退讓

在對峙中比對方先退讓

to give way in a struggle, discussion, or negotiation before the other person or group does.

例句

After three days of talks, the smaller union blinked first.

談了三天後，較小的工會先讓步了。

blink first

Noa refused to cut the price, waiting for the buyer to blink.

Noa 不肯降價，等著買方先讓步。

wait for + somebody + to blink

同義詞
  • give in

    the most common everyday choice

  • back down

    often stresses giving up a strong position after pressure

  • yield

    more formal and common in writing

反義詞

文法句型

blink first

wait for somebody to blink

用法筆記

Common in business, politics, and arguments, often with 'first'. The subject is usually one side in a conflict, not a person making a physical eye movement.

常見錯誤

❌She blinked him in the negotiation.
✅She made him blink in the negotiation.
💡this figurative sense is intransitive; the side that gives way is the subject.
❌I blinked to his demand.
✅I gave in to his demand.' / 'I blinked in the argument.
💡this sense does not normally take 'to' after the verb.

blink — 名詞