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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。
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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。
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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。
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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.