wink

/wɪŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /wɪŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwiŋk/ (ame, mw)

wink — 動詞

  • winkpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • winkshe / she / it
  • winkedpast simple
  • winking-ing form

1. to shut and open one eye fast, usually to send someone a private message — for e

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

使眼色；眨眼

快速闔上一隻眼以暗示對方

to shut and open one eye fast, usually to send someone a private message — for example, that you are joking, that you find them attractive, or that the two of you share a secret.

例句

Omar winked at his little brother to let him know the surprise was still secret.

Omar 朝弟弟使了個眼色，讓他知道驚喜還是個秘密。

wink at + person to signal shared knowledge

Élise winked across the table when her father started telling the same old joke.

父親又開始講同樣的老笑話時，Élise 隔著餐桌朝對面眨了眨眼。

wink across [place] for silent shared amusement

同義詞
  • blink

    general — both eyes close briefly; not usually a signal

  • signal

    broader — any gesture or sign, not specifically with one eye

文法句型

wink at someone

wink to show something

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a person. Often followed by 'at' + the person who receives the signal. The signal can mean shared joke, flirtation, agreement, or that something just said is not meant seriously.

常見錯誤

❌Omar winked his eye at me.
✅Omar winked at me.
💡'wink' already implies one eye; you do not name the eye.
❌She winked me from the door.
✅She winked at me from the door.
💡the person who receives the wink is introduced with 'at', not as a direct object.

2. if a light or distant point of light winks, it shines and then goes dim or goes

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

閃爍；明滅

燈火或遠處光點忽明忽暗

if a light or distant point of light winks, it shines and then goes dim or goes out, again and again — for example, a small bulb on a machine, a faraway star, or the headlights of a car in the distance.

例句

The red light on the smoke alarm winked every few seconds through the night.

煙霧警報器上的紅燈整晚每隔幾秒就閃爍一下。

subject = small indicator light on a device

Yael watched the city lights wink across the bay from the hotel balcony.

Yael 從飯店陽台看著海灣對岸的城市燈火一閃一閃。

同義詞
  • twinkle

    soft, pretty flashing — usually stars or fairy lights

  • flash

    stronger, often single or sudden bursts of light

  • blink

    regular on-off, often used of LEDs and indicator lights

反義詞
  • glow

    give off a steady, unbroken light

文法句型

lights wink

stars wink

用法筆記

Subject is usually an inanimate light source — a small bulb, a star, headlights at a distance, a torch. Distinguish from sense 1: that sense needs a person as subject; this sense rules out people.

常見錯誤

❌The sun winked all morning.
✅The sun shone all morning.
💡'wink' needs an on-off pattern; a steady source does not wink.

wink — 名詞