winkle

英 [ˈwɪŋkl]

美 [ˈwɪŋkl]

n.  滨螺，蛾螺，玉黍螺(可食用)
v.  闪耀; 剔出; 费劲找出

复数：winkles　过去式：winkled　过去分词：winkled　现在分词：winkling　第三人称单数：winkles　

GRE

BNC.23130 / COCA.31610

短语动词

短语用例

winkle sth/sb↔out (of sth)

• （从…处）挖出，掏出；迫使…离开（某地方或位置）
  to get sth/sb out of a place or position, especially when this is not easy to do

winkle sth out of sb

• 从…套出（实情等）
  to get information from sb, especially with difficulty

牛津词典

noun

• 滨螺，蛾螺，玉黍螺（可食用）
  a small shellfish , like a snail , that can be eaten

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• 滨螺，蛾螺，玉黍螺（可食用）
  Winklesare small sea snails that can be eaten.

in AM, use 美国英语用 periwinkles

英英释义

noun

• edible marine gastropod
  Synonym:periwinkle
• small edible marine snail
  Synonym:periwinkle

verb

• remove or displace from a position
  Synonym:winkle out
• gleam or glow intermittently
  1. The lights were flashing
  Synonym:flashblinkwinktwinkle
• emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  1. Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
  Synonym:twinklescintillate

双语例句

• The Mysterious World and Real Society in the Rip Van Winkle
  《瑞普·凡·温克尔》中的神秘世界和真实社会
• The stranger took Mr winkle's measure with his eye.
  陌生人用他的眼睛打量一下文克先生的身材。
• 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。
• "I beg you won't mention it, sir", said Mr winkle.
  “我请你不要介意了，先生”，文克尔先生说。
• All this time, Mr Winkle had been putting his skates on.
  这期间，温克尔先生一直都在穿冰鞋。
• We tried to winkle an apology out of them.
  我们试图逼他们道歉。
• Some of you may know the story of Rip Van winkle.
  你们有些人可能知道《瑞普凡温克尔》的故事。
• I've dropped a coin between the floorboards; try to winkle it out of there.
  我将一枚硬币掉到地板缝里去了，想想办法把它取出来。
• This is the opinion of some Rip Van winkle.
  这是一些不识时务的意见。
• They usually manage to winkle out of people what they want to know.
  他们经常能设法套出别人的话，打听到想要知道的事。