winker

n. 使眼色的人, 马眼罩 [医] 睫[毛]

发音

UK /ˈwɪŋkə/
其它
US /ˈwɪŋkəɹ/

词形变化

winkers 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”).

  2. 2.

    A person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”).

    A person who connives with another; a conniver.

  3. 3.

    A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.

    Synonym of turn signal (“each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate that the vehicle is moving left or right”); a blinker, an indicator.

    非正式 汽车 交通
  4. 4.

    A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.

    Synonym of blinker (“a shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side”).

    定语 比喻 动物学 体育
  5. 5.

    A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.

    A small bellows in an organ, regulated by a spring, which controls variations of wind pressure.

    音乐
  6. 6.

    A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.

    The nictitating membrane (“transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid”) of a birds's eye.

    生物 动物学
  7. 7.

    A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.

    An eye.

    方言 俚语
  8. 8.

    A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.

    An eyelash.

    美国 方言 俚语
  9. 1.

    Clipping of tiddlywinker (“a player of the game of tiddlywinks”).

词汇关系

词源

From wink (“blinking of only one eye”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

来源:wiktionary