winkle是什么意思？

winkle

英[ˈwɪŋkl] 美[ˈwɪŋkəl]

• n. 食用螺；
• v. 挑出，剔出，闪耀；

复数：winkles;

第三人称单数：winkles;

过去式：winkled;

过去分词：winkled;

现在分词：winkling;

例句

• It will not be easy to winkle out the old guard and train younger replacements. 解雇老警卫、再训练年轻警卫取而代之并不是件容易的事。
• Mr. Winkle looked up at the declining orb. 文克尔先生抬头看看落日.
• The security services will pretty well go to any lengths to winkle out information. 安全部门会不遗余力地套取情报。
• The detective was trying to winkle information out of her. 侦探试图从她那儿套取信息。
• He somehow managed to winkle Picard out of his room. 他不知用的什么法子将皮卡德逼出了房间。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  滨螺，蛾螺，玉黍螺（可食用）
  Winkles are small sea snails that can be eaten.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
  2. edible marine gastropod
• Verb
  1. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner;
  "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
  2. gleam or glow intermittently;
  "The lights were flashing"
  3. remove or displace from a position