chink

[tʃiŋk]

n.裂缝, 漏洞, 硬币,叮当声,(贬)中国人
v.(使)叮当响
adj. (贬)中国人

例句与用法:

Empty bottles chinked as the milkman put them into the crate.

送奶人把空瓶放进箱格时,瓶子发出咣啷咣啷的碰撞声。

Through a chink she could see a bit of blue sky.

从缝隙中他可以看到一线蓝天。

词形变化:

形容词: chinky | 动词过去式: chinked | 动词过去分词: chinked | 动词现在分词: chinking | 动词第三人称单数: chinks |

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 裂缝, 裂隙; 缝隙

a chink in the wall

墙上的裂缝

2. 弱点; 漏洞

vt.

1. 堵塞……的裂缝; 堵塞

chink the holes in the walls

堵塞墙上的洞

2. 【废】在……形成裂缝


n.

1. (硬币等的)撞击声; 叮当声[C]

2. 【俚】硬币; 现钱

vt.

使叮当响

vi.

发出叮当声


短语词组:

chink in one's armor

1. 某人的薄弱环节

She prepared for the talks very carefully, knowing that any chink in her armor would be seized upon.

她为谈话做了精心准备, 深知略有疏忽就会授人把柄。