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blink

/ˈblɪŋk/

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verb

blinks; blinked; blinking

to close and then open your eyes very quickly [no obj]

She blinked when the light flashed.

Her eyes blinked when the light flashed. [+ obj]

She blinked her eyes when the light flashed. - compare wink

[no obj] :to shine with a light that goes on and off

The red light was blinking. [=flashing]

[no obj] :to show that you are surprised or upset

Laura didn't (even) blink [=did not seem surprised or upset at all] when I told her that the car was gone.

She didn't (even) blink at the news.

[no obj] :to show weakness in an argument or disagreement :to show that you are willing to agree to or accept what someone else wants or says

When threatened, the government blinked [=gave in] and agreed to move the missiles.

Both sides in the dispute are determined not to blink first.

before you can blink

informal :very quickly

This may hurt a little, but it'll be over before you can blink.

blink back tears

or blink away tears

to prevent yourself from crying or to make your tears go away by blinking

He blinked back (his) tears as he told us the bad news.

noun

plural blinks

[count] :the act of closing and then opening your eyes very quickly :the act of blinking

in the blink of an eye

very quickly

He became famous, and then, in the blink of an eye, he was forgotten.

She reappeared in the blink of an eye.

on the blink

informal :not working properly

The TV is on the blink.

* Các từ tương tự:
blinker, blinking