English-Thai Dictionary

blink

N การ กะพริบตา  kan-kra-phrib-ta

 

blink

VI กะพริบตา  wink kra-phrib-ta

 

blink

VT กระพริบตา เพื่อ เอา บางสิ่ง ออกมา  กะพริบ ไล่น้ำ ตา  kra-phrib-ta-phuea-aol-bang-sing-ook-ma

 

blink at

PHRV ประหลาดใจ กับ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  pra-lad-jai-kab

 

blink away

PHRV กระพริบตา ถี่ เพื่อ ไล่น้ำ ตา ออก ไป  wink away wink back kra-phrib-ta-ti-phuea-lai-nam-tar-ook-pai

 

blink back

PHRV กระพริบตา ถี่ เพื่อ ไล่น้ำ ตา ออก ไป  wink away wink back kra-phrib-ta-ti-phuea-lai-nam-tar-ook-pa

 

blinker

N ผู้ กระพริบตา  pu-kra-phrib-ta

 

blinker

N สัญญาณ บอก เหตุ  san-yan-bok-hed

 

blinkered

ADJ ซึ่ง มีใจ คับแคบ  narrow-minded sueng-mee-jai-khab-khaeb

 

blinking

ADJ ซึ่ง กระพริบตา  sueng-kra-phrib-ta

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BLINK

v.i. 1. To wink; to twinkle with the eye.
2. To see obscurely. Johnson. Is it not to see with the eyes half shut, or with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes?
One eye was blinking and one leg was lame.

 

BLINK

n.A glimpse or glance.

 

BLINK

n.Blink of ice, is the dazzling whiteness about the horizon, occasioned by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea.

 

BLINKARD

n.[blink and ard, kind. ] A person who blinks or has bad eyes; that which twinkles, or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears.

 

BLINKING

ppr. Winking; twinkling.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BLINK

Blink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Blinking. ] Etym: [OE. blenken; akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka, G. blinken to shine, glance, wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. blikken to glance, twinkle, G. blicken to look, glance, AS. blican to shine, E. bleak. sq. root98. See Bleak; cf. 1st Blench. ]

 

1. To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye. One eye was blinking, and one leg was lame. Pope

 

2. To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes. Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne. Shak.

 

3. To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp. The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink. Wordsworth. The sun blinked fair on pool and stream. Sir W. Scott.

 

4. To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.

 

BLINK

BLINK Blink, v. t.

 

1. To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question.

 

2. To trick; to deceive. [Scot. ] Jamieson.

 

BLINK

Blink, n. Etym: [OE. blink. See Blink, v. i. ]

 

1. A glimpse or glance. This is the first blink that ever I had of him. Bp. Hall.

 

2. Gleam; glimmer; sparkle. Sir W. Scott. Not a blink of light was there. Wordsworth.

 

3. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink.

 

4. pl. Etym: [Cf. Blencher. ] (Sporting )

 

Defn: Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

BLINKARD

Blink "ard, n. Etym: [Blind + -ard. ]

 

1. One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes. Among the blind the one-eyed blinkard reigns. Marvell.

 

2. That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears. Hakewill.

 

BLINK BEER

BLINK BEER Blink " beer ` (

 

Defn: Beer kept unbroached until it is sharp. Crabb.

 

BLINKER

BLINKER Blink "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, blinks.

 

2. A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment. Nor bigots who but one way see, through blinkers of authority. M.Green.

 

3. pl.

 

Defn: A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes form glare, etc.

 

BLINK-EYED

BLINK-EYED Blink "-eyed ` (, a.

 

Defn: Habitually winking. Marlowe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

blink

blink |bliNGk blɪŋk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 shut and open the eyes quickly: she blinked, momentarily blinded | [ with obj. ] : he blinked his eyes nervously. • [ with obj. ] (blink back ) try to control or prevent (tears ) by such an action: Elizabeth blinked back tears. • (blink at ) [ usu. with negative ] react to (something ) with surprise or disapproval: he doesn't blink at the unsavory aspects of his subject. • back down from a confrontation: the government blinked in the face of a coordinated public sector strike. 2 (of a light or light source ) shine intermittently or unsteadily: the icon for his e-mail was blinking. ▶noun [ in sing. ] 1 an act of shutting and opening the eyes quickly: he was observing her every blink. • a moment's hesitation: Thompson would have given her all this without a blink . 2 a momentary gleam of light. PHRASES not blink an eye show no reaction. in the blink of an eye (or in a blink ) informal very quickly. on the blink informal (of a machine ) not working properly; out of order: the computer's on the blink. ORIGIN Middle English: from blenk, Scots variant of blench 1, reinforced by Middle Dutch blinken ‘to shine. ’ Early senses included ‘deceive, ’ ‘flinch ’ (compare with blench 1 ), also ‘open the eyes after sleep ’: hence sense 1 (mid 16th cent ).

 

blinker

blink er |ˈbliNGkər ˈblɪŋkər | ▶noun 1 a device that blinks, esp. a vehicle's turn signal. 2 (blinkers ) another term for blinders. ▶verb [ with obj. ] put blinders on (a horse ). • cause (someone ) to have a narrow or limited outlook on a situation: college education blinkers researchers so that they see poverty in terms of their own specialization.

 

blinkered

blink ered |ˈbliNGkərd ˈblɪŋkərd | ▶adjective (of a horse ) wearing blinders. • having or showing a limited outlook: a small-minded, blinkered approach.

 

blinking

blink ing |ˈbliNGkiNG blɪŋkɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Brit. informal used to express annoyance: computers can be a blinking nuisance to operators.

 

blinks

blinks |blɪŋks |(also water blinks ) ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] a small fleshy plant with tiny white flowers, which grows in damp and wet habitats in temperate regions. The leaves are sometimes eaten in salads. ●Montia fontana, family Portulacaceae. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from blink in the sense ‘momentary gleam of light ’ (referring to the small flowers ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

blink

blink |blɪŋk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 shut and open the eyes quickly: I blinked in astonishment | [ with obj. ] : he blinked his eyes nervously | she blinked away her tears. • [ with obj. ] (blink something back ) try to control or prevent tears by blinking. • [ usu. with negative ] (blink at ) react to (something ) with surprise or disapproval: he doesn't blink at the unsavoury aspects of his subject. • back down from a confrontation: the government blinked only after losing 46 of the first 48 hearings. 2 (of a light ) flash on and off in a regular or intermittent way: the car's right-hand indicator was blinking. ▶noun 1 an act of shutting and opening the eyes very quickly: he was observing her every blink. • a moment's hesitation: Feargal would have given her all this without a blink . 2 a momentary gleam of light. PHRASES in the blink of an eye (or in a blink ) very quickly. not blink an eye show no reaction. on the blink informal (of a machine ) not working properly; out of order: the computer's on the blink. ORIGIN Middle English: from blenk, Scots variant of blench 1, reinforced by Middle Dutch blinken ‘to shine ’. Early senses included ‘deceive ’, ‘flinch ’ (compare with blench 1 ), and also ‘open the eyes after sleep ’: hence sense 1 of the verb (mid 16th cent. ).

 

blinker

blin |ker |ˈblɪŋkə | ▶noun 1 (blinkers ) chiefly Brit. a pair of small leather screens attached to a horse's bridle to prevent it seeing sideways and behind and being startled. • something which prevents someone from gaining a full understanding of a situation: we are having a fresh look at ourselves without blinkers. 2 (usu. blinkers ) a vehicle indicator or other device that gives out an intermittent light. ▶verb [ with obj. ] put blinkers on (a horse ). • cause (someone ) to have a narrow or limited outlook on a situation.

 

blinkered

blin |kered |ˈblɪŋkəd | ▶adjective (of a horse ) wearing blinkers. • having or showing a narrow or limited outlook: a blinkered attitude.

 

blinking

blink |ing |ˈblɪŋkɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Brit. informal used to express annoyance: computers can be a blinking nuisance to operators | [ as submodifier ] : I'll sign off however I blinking well like.

 

blinks

blinks |blɪŋks |(also water blinks ) ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] a small fleshy plant with tiny white flowers, which grows in damp and wet habitats in temperate regions. The leaves are sometimes eaten in salads. ●Montia fontana, family Portulacaceae. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from blink in the sense ‘momentary gleam of light ’ (referring to the small flowers ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

blink

blink verb 1 his eyes did not blink: flutter, flicker, wink, bat. 2 several red lights began to blink: flash, flicker, wink. 3 no one even blinks at the estimated cost: be surprised, look twice; informal boggle. 4 after a tense standoff, the union blinked: back down, give in, knuckle under, submit, relent.

 

blinkered

blinkered adjective blinkered politicians must be challenged by the voters: narrow-minded, inward-looking, parochial, provincial, insular, small-minded, close-minded, shortsighted; hidebound, illiberal, inflexible, entrenched, prejudiced. ANTONYMS broad-minded.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

blink

blink verb 1 the man's eyes did not blink: shut and open, flutter, flicker, wink, bat; technical nictitate, nictate. 2 several red lights on the control panel had begun to blink: flash, flicker, twinkle, waver, wink, scintillate, glint, glimmer, glitter, shine (intermittently ). 3 no one even blinks at the ‘waitresses ’ in drag: be surprised, look twice, be startled, be shocked; informal boggle.

 

blinkered

blinkered adjective blinkered ideological dogma: narrow-minded, limited, restricted, inward-looking, conventional, parochial, provincial, insular, small-town, localist, small-minded, petty-minded, petty, close-minded, short-sighted, myopic, hidebound, dyed-in-the-wool, diehard, set, set in one's ways, inflexible, dogmatic, rigid, entrenched, prejudiced, bigoted, biased, partisan, sectarian, discriminatory; Brit. parish-pump, blimpish; French borné; N. Amer. informal jerkwater; rare claustral. ANTONYMS broad-minded.

 

Duden Dictionary

blink

blink Adjektiv |bl i nk |indeklinables Adjektiv in der Fügung blink und blank umgangssprachlich vor Sauberkeit glänzend

 

blinken

blin ken schwaches Verb |bl i nken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch blinken = glänzen, zu blecken 1 blitzend, funkelnd leuchten, glänzen die Sterne blinkten | ein Licht blinkt in der Ferne | vor Sauberkeit blinken 2 a besonders Verkehrswesen ein Blinkzeichen geben vor dem Abbiegen, bei Fahrbahnwechsel blinken b besonders Verkehrswesen etwas durch Blinkzeichen anzeigen Signale, SOS blinken

 

Blinker

Blin ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl i nker |der Blinker; Genitiv: des Blinkers, Plural: die Blinker 1 Leuchte an Kraftfahrzeugen, deren blinkendes Licht dazu dient, eine Änderung der Fahrtrichtung anzuzeigen 2 Angeln blinkender Köder aus Metall, der beim Angeln verwendet wird

 

Blinkerei

Blin ke rei Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |Blinker ei |das Blinken

 

blinkern

blin kern schwaches Verb |bl i nkern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 unruhig blinken 1 2 blinzeln 3 Angeln mit dem Blinker 2 angeln

 

Blinkfeuer

Blink feu er Substantiv, Neutrum Verkehrswesen , das |Bl i nkfeuer |besonders an der Küste als Signal dienende Lichtquelle, die in regelmäßigen Zeitabständen aufleuchtet

 

Blinkgerät

Blink ge rät Substantiv, Neutrum Militär , das |Bl i nkgerät |Gerät zum Übermitteln von Nachrichten in Form von geblinkten Morsezeichen

 

Blinkleuchte

Blink leuch te Substantiv, feminin Kfz-Technik , die |Bl i nkleuchte |an Fahrzeugen angebrachte Leuchte, die durch Blinken eine Richtungsänderung anzeigt

 

Blinklicht

Blink licht Substantiv, Neutrum Verkehrswesen , das |Bl i nklicht |das Blinklicht < Plural: -er > in [gleichmäßigen ] Zeitabständen kurz aufleuchtendes Lichtsignal im Straßenverkehr, besonders an Ampeln und Eisenbahnübergängen

 

Blinkzeichen

Blink zei chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Bl i nkzeichen |Signal durch ein in gleichmäßigen Abständen an- und ausgehendes Licht der Wachtposten gab Blinkzeichen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

blink

blink /blɪŋk /〖語源は 「だます 」〗動詞 ～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 自動詞 1 «…に驚いて, …に当惑して » まばたく , まばたきをする «at » (→wink )▸ blink with astonishment at the view その光景に驚いて目をぱちくりする 2 〈光 明かりが 〉ついたり消えたりする (flicker ), ゆらめく ; 〈星が 〉またたく ;｟ 米 ｠〈車のライト 信号灯などが 〉点滅する ▸ Thousands of lights were blinking on and off above us .頭上に数千の星明かりがゆらめいていた 3 «…を » 大目に見る, 見逃す «at » ▸ blink at A's mistake A 〈人 〉の誤りを見て見ぬふりをする 他動詞 1 〈目 〉をしばたたく .2 まばたきして 〈涙など 〉を払う (away ); まばたきして 〈涙など 〉を抑える (back )▸ blink one's tears away まばたきして涙を払う 3 〈光 明かり 〉を明滅させる .bef ò re A can [could ] bl í nk ｟話 ｠非常に速く, 一瞬に .bl í nk at A 1 ↑自動詞 1 , 3 .2 〖通例否定文で 〗Aに驚く, 動揺する .名詞 C 1 まばたき ; まばたきほどの短い時間 ▸ in the blink of an eye 一瞬のうちに 2 (光などの )きらめき, 明滅 .3 ｟スコット ｠ちらっと見ること ,一瞥 （べつ ）.on the bl í nk ｟くだけた話 ｠〈機械が 〉壊れている, 調子が悪い .

 

blinker

bl í nk er 名詞 C 1 ｟米 くだけて ｠〖～s 〗(自動車の )方向指示器 (｟英 ｠winkers ).2 ｟英 ｠〖～s 〗(｟米 ｠blinders )a. (馬の )目隠し革 .b. 視野 [思考 ]をはばむもの ▸ be in blinkers 周囲の事情がわからない ▸ wear [remove ] blinkers 視野が狭い [を広げる ]3 点滅信号灯 .動詞 他動詞 ｟比喩的に ｠…に物を見えなくさせる, …の視野を狭くさせる .

 

blinkered

bl í nk ered 形容詞 〈考え方などが 〉視野の狭い ; 目隠しされた .

 

blinking

bl í nk ing 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 またたく, 点滅する .2 ｟英話 ｠ひどい, いまいましい (!bloodyの婉曲語 ) .