twinkling

英 [ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ]

美 [ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ]

n.  瞬间; 转眼; 一眨眼; 一刹那
v.  闪耀; 闪烁; (眼睛因高兴或兴奋)闪光，发亮
twinkle的现在分词

现在分词：twinkling　

BNC.35193 / COCA.27007

习惯用语

n.

in the twinkling of an eye
• 瞬息之间；转眼之间
  very quickly

牛津词典

noun

• 瞬间；转眼；一眨眼；一刹那
  a very short time

柯林斯词典

• VERB 闪烁;闪耀
  If a star or a lighttwinkles, it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint.
  1. At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.
     夜间，山谷那头的遥远村落里灯光闪闪。
  2. ...a band of twinkling diamonds.
     一串闪闪发光的钻石
• VERB (因感到有趣或高兴而眼睛)闪亮，发光
  If you say that someone's eyestwinkle, you mean that their face expresses good humour or amusement.
  1. She saw her mother's eyes twinkle with amusement.
     她看到母亲眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
  2. Twinkleis also a noun.
     
  3. A kindly twinkle came into her eyes.
     她的目光变得友善起来。

英英释义

noun

• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
  1. if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
  Synonym:blink of an eyeflashheartbeatinstantjiffysplit secondtricewinkNew York minute

双语例句

• And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof.
  这时，一道闪光飞过，我听到了在房顶上。
• That's fantastic. He's vanished in the twinkling of an eye.
  他怎么一转眼就不见了，真见鬼。
• All this that came and went in the twinkling of an eye was branded forever upon my heart.
  所有这些都是在一眨眼的瞬间里发生和消逝了的，这一切将永远铭刻在我的心上。
• Ten years have passed in a twinkling.
  一晃眼十年过去了。
• "This is so exciting!" My eyes were twinkling.
  “真是太刺激了！”我的双眼闪闪发亮。
• If let me evaluate Gates with a word, that is him twinkling human wisdom and brightness.
  假如让我用一句话来评价盖茨，那就是他闪烁着人性的聪明和光辉。
• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence.
  天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• About three miles away, I could see the town where several lights were twinkling.
  我可以看到约三英里外那座城市中几盏闪烁的灯火。
• He finished his drink in the twinkling of an eye.
  他一眨眼功夫就把酒喝完了。
• Almost in the twinkling of an eye he was so far away that he could hardly be seen.
  一霎眼，他就游远了，差不多看不见了。