chink是什么意思？

chink

英[tʃɪŋk] 美[tʃɪŋk]

• n. 裂缝，（论点、性格等中易成为攻击目标的）弱点，叮当声；
• vi. 叮当响；
• vt. 使叮当响；

复数：chinks;

过去式：chinked;

过去分词：chinked;

现在分词：chinking;

第三人称单数：chinks;

例句

• The one chink in her armour is the lack of a sense of humour. She hates people laughing at her. 她的弱点之一就是缺乏幽默感，她讨厌别人取笑她。
• He watched them secretly,through a chink in the wall. 他透过墙缝暗中监视他们。
• a chink in the wall 墙上的裂缝
• a chink in the curtains 窗帘上的缝隙
• 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。
• He peered through a chink in the curtains. 他透过帘子之间的缝隙偷看。
• ...a chink in the wall... 墙上的裂缝

词组

• a chink in someone's armour
  a weak point in someone's character, arguments, or ideas which makes them vulnerable to attack or criticism （性格、论点、观念中的）漏洞，弱点，空子

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  裂缝;裂痕;裂纹
  A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it.
  例句
  ...a chink in the wall... 墙上的裂缝 He peered through a chink in the curtains. 他透过帘子之间的缝隙偷看。
• N-COUNT
  (指从缝隙间透入的光)一束，一缕，一线
  A chink of light is a small patch of light that shines through a small opening in something.
  例句
  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。
• V-ERG
  (使)发出叮当声
  When objects chink, or you chink them, they touch each other, making a light ringing sound.
  例句
  ...cutlery chinking in the silence... 寂静中叮当作响的餐具 They poured out the rest of the wine and she chinked his mug. 他们把剩下的酒全倒出来，她和他碰了一下杯。
• PHRASE
  (性格或想法的)弱点，缺陷
  If you say that someone has a chink in their armour, you mean that they have a small weakness in their character or in their ideas which makes it easy to harm them.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  裂缝,小裂口
  a chink in the wall 墙上的裂缝 He watched them secretly,through a chink in the wall. 他透过墙缝暗中监视他们。
  (论点、性格等中易成为攻击目标的)弱点，薄弱环节
  The one chink in her armour is the lack of a sense of humour. She hates people laughing at her. 她的弱点之一就是缺乏幽默感，她讨厌别人取笑她。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. offensive terms 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"

行业词典

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