名詞 blink:

1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
   同義詞：eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation, nictation

動詞 blink:

1. briefly shut the eyes
   同義詞：wink, nictitate, nictate
2. force to go away by blinking
   同義詞：wink, blink away
3. gleam or glow intermittently
   同義詞：flash, wink, twinkle, winkle

1. The lights were blinking on the horizon.
   燈光在地平線上閃爍著。
2. How long can you stare without blinking your eyes?
   你能瞪著看多長時間不眨眼?

blink

v.（動詞）
blinked,blink.ing,blinks
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.
眨眼：快速睜閉一眼或雙眼
To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint.
瞇眼看：半睜著眼看（如遇強光）；瞇眼看
To shine with intermittent gleams; flash on and off.
閃爍：有間斷亮光的閃光；一閃一閃

To be startled or dismayed.
驚愕或震驚
To waver or back down, as in a contest of wills:
動搖，猶豫：猶豫不決或后退，如在意志的較量中猶豫不決：
例句：
.This was the first genuine, direct confrontation between this administration and the Soviets. It was the U.S.A. that blinked.(Zbigniew Brzezinski)
.這是該政府和蘇聯第一次真正面對面的交鋒。美國卻先動搖了.(茲比格尼尤·布澤金斯基)

To look with feigned ignorance:
視若無睹：假裝不知而不看：
例句：
a mayor who blinks at the corruption in city government.
對市政府的腐敗現象視若無睹的市長

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cause to blink.
使眨眼
To hold back or remove from the eyes by blinking:
止住：眨著眼睛止住或擠掉：
例句：
blinked back the tears.
止住眼淚

To refuse to recognize or face:
拒絕承認或面對：
例句：
blink ugly facts.
拒絕承認丑陋的事實

To transmit (a message) with a flashing light.
用閃光燈傳送（信號）
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of rapidly closing and opening the eyes or an eye.
眨眼：快速睜眼閉眼的動作
An instant:
一瞬間：
例句：
I`ll be back in a blink.
我馬上回來

Scots A quick look or glimpse; a glance.
【蘇格蘭】 一瞥；一眼：很快的一看或一瞥；粗略看
A flash of light; a twinkle.
閃光：燈光一閃；閃爍
See iceblink
參見 iceblink

<習慣用語>on the blink
Out of working order.
失調：不能正常工作
來源：
Probably Middle English blinken [to move suddenly]
可能為 中古英語 blinken [突然移動]
variant of blenchen * see blench
blenchen的變體 *參見 blench

<參考詞匯><同義詞>blink,nictitate,twinkle,winkThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to open and close the eyelids or an eyelid rapidly.:
這些動詞共有的中心含義是.快速睜閉眼瞼.：
例句：
a dog blinking lazily at the fire;
在火旁懶洋洋眨眼的狗；

例句：
reptiles nictitating;
爬行動物眨眼睛；

例句：
twinkled, then laughed and responded;
眨了眨眼睛，然后笑著回答了問題；

例句：
winking conspiratorially at his chum.
對同房間的人狡黠地眨了眨眼。