chink

英[tʃɪŋk] 美[tʃɪŋk]
  • n. 裂缝；漏洞；硬币；叮当声；(贬)中国人
  • v. (使)叮当响
chinky chinked chinked chinking chinks
星级词汇:
  • chiapas n.恰帕斯(墨西哥南部一州)
  • chiapas n.恰帕斯(墨西哥南部一州)

详细释义

Noun:
  1. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent

  2. a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall

  3. a short light metallic sound

Verb:
  1. make or emit a high sound;

    "tinkling bells"

  2. fill the chinks of, as with caulking

  3. make cracks or chinks in;

    "The heat checked the paint"

双语例句

1. I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor.
我注意到走廊尽头的一缕光线。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He peered through a chink in the curtains.
他透过帘子之间的缝隙偷看。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a chink in the curtains
窗帘上的缝隙

来自《权威词典》

4. He watched them secretly, through a chink in the wall.
他透过墙缝暗中监视他们.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Through the chink he saw the fiery morning of high summer.
从这儿的裂缝看出去,他可以看到盛夏火红的早晨.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. This letter opened a chink of hope.
      这封信带来了一线希望。
    2. Snow sifted through a chink in the window.
      雪通过窗缝刷刷地飘了进来。
    3. Through a chink she could see a bit of blue sky.
      从缝隙中他可以看到一线蓝天。
    4. His love of drink is his chink in the armor.
      他这人的弱点就是爱喝酒。
    5. He seems immovable in his opposition to our plan, but I think I detect a chink in his armour.
      他对我们计划的反对似乎是坚定不移的，但我想我发觉了他的罩门。

用法讲解

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

chino Chinese chinky Chinkov Chinkai Chinkuli Chinkichi chinkapin chinkumbi chinkuning Chinky Gate chinkerinchee
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