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

• 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。
• He played "Rip Van Winkle." I had often read the story, but I had never felt the charm of Rip's slow, quaint, kind ways as I did in the play.
  我曾经读过这个故事，可是我从来不觉得里普那慢条斯理、奇特而友善的行为方式有什么过人之处。
• Winkle shells are abundant on this beach.
  这个海滩上有大量的峨螺壳。
• The detective was trying to winkle information out of her.
  侦探试图从她那儿套取信息。
• In the village there lived a simple, good man named Rip Van Winkle.
  村里住着一位简朴的好人，他的名字叫做李伯凡文克。
• 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。
• Israel would, after all, find it hard if not impossible to winkle out every last rocket and martyr.
  如果，以色列最后不能找出并消灭所有的火箭弹和殉教者，它就会知难而退。
• Mr. Winkle looked up at the declining orb.
  文克尔先生抬头看看落日。
• We tried to winkle an apology out of them.
  我们试图逼他们道歉。
• I managed to winkle the news out.
  我好不容易才探听到那消息。