wink english w k american w k means wink, flashing third person singular: winks
Present participle: winking past tense: winked Past participle: winked
1.wink as a verb to blink; Flashing; Blink (especially to make a look or joking).。For example:
he winked at her and she knew what he was thinking.
He winked at her, and she knew what he was thinking.
we could see the lights of the ship winking in the distance.
We saw the ship flickering in the distance.
d**e winked at his girlfriend.Dave winked at his girlfriend.
2.wink as a noun means to blink an eye; wink; Meaningful glance. For example:
she g**e me a knowing wink.She winked at me knowingly.
he didn't get a wink of sleep last night.He didn't close his eyes all night last night.
Phrase collocation:
wink at sb blink an eye and wink to sign. For example:
i felt something was going to happen so i winked at him.
I felt something was going to happen, so I gave him a look.
wink at sth (especially turning a blind eye to bad things); Turn a blind eye. For example:
the teacher always winks at his truancy beh**ior .
The teacher always turned a blind eye to his truancy.
not get h**e a wink of sleep; Can't sleep. For example:
for the child's tuition fees，he didn't h**e a wink of sleep all night.
For the sake of the child's tuition, he didn't close his eyes all night.
a nod is as good as a wink to. For example:
a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.Cast pearls before swine.
Tip the Wink to SB Secret information to someone. For example:
he tipped the wink to the police about filthy lucre.
He reported the ill-gotten gains to the police.