wink

verb

/wɪŋk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wink	/wɪŋk/ /wɪŋk/
he / she / it winks	/wɪŋks/ /wɪŋks/
past simple winked	/wɪŋkt/ /wɪŋkt/
past participle winked	/wɪŋkt/ /wɪŋkt/
-ing form winking	/ˈwɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈwɪŋkɪŋ/

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[intransitive] wink (at somebody) to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to somebody, or to show something is a joke眨一只眼，眨眼示意（尤指使眼色或表示開玩笑）
- He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was.他沖她眨了眨眼，她便知道他的想法和她一樣。
compare blink
Extra Examples
- He winked broadly at Lucinda.他很明顯地朝露辛達使了一下眼色。
- I saw him wink at her.我看見他向她使了個眼色。
- She winked at me, and I winked back.她向我眨眼示意，我也向她眨眼回應。
- She winked knowingly at Jack.她會意地對傑克擠了擠眼。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- broadly
- cheekily
- conspiratorially
- …
preposition
- at
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[intransitive] to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off閃爍；明滅 synonym blink
- We could see the lights of the ship winking in the distance.我們看見船在遠方忽明忽暗地閃着燈光。

Word OriginOld English wincian ‘close the eyes’, of Germanic origin; related to German winken ‘to wave’, also to wince.

noun

/wɪŋk/

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Idioms

a nod and a wink

(also a nod is as good as a wink)

used to say that a suggestion or a hint will be understood, without anything more being said一點就懂；（心有靈犀）一點通
- Everything could be done by a nod and a wink.每件事只靠點撥一下就能辦妥了。

not get/have a wink of sleep | not sleep a wink

to not be able to sleep沒合一下眼；不能入睡
- I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.我昨天一夜都沒合眼。
- I hardly slept a wink.我幾乎連個盹兒都沒打。

nudge nudge, wink wink

(also a nudge and a wink)

used to suggest something to do with sex without actually saying it（暗指與性行爲有關的事）你懂的
- They've been spending a lot of time together, nudge nudge, wink wink.他們花很多時間厮混在一起，你懂我的意思吧。

tip somebody the wink | tip the wink to somebody

(British English, informal) to give somebody secret information that they can use to gain an advantage for themselves給某人密送情報
- There’s no way he would have bought those shares if someone in the company hadn’t tipped him the wink.如果公司裏沒有人向他使眼色，他不可能買下那些股票。