chink
n. 裂口, 裂缝, 弱点, 叮当声 vt. 使叮当响 vi. 堵裂缝, 叮当响
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A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
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A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.
I noticed a chink of light under the door.
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A chip or dent in something metallic.
The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.
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A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
比喻The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.
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A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
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Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
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Alternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”).
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Alternative letter-case form of Chink.
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To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
及物to chink a wall
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To crack; to open.
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To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
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To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
不及物The coins were chinking in his pocket.
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To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
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Alternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”).
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Of uncertain origin, but apparently an extension, with diminutive -k (see more at -ock), of Middle English chine (or, if already suffixed in Middle English, *chinek), from Old English ċine (“a crack, chine, chink”), equivalent to chine + -k.
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