chink
US /tʃɪŋk/
UK /tʃɪŋk/
名詞
1.
裂縫, 縫隙, 狹縫
a narrow opening or crack, typically one that admits light or air
範例:
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Light streamed through a chink in the curtains.
光線透過窗簾的縫隙射進來。
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He peered through a chink in the wall.
他透過牆上的裂縫往裡看。
2.
叮噹聲, 清脆的響聲
a sharp, ringing sound, as of coins or glasses striking together
範例:
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The chink of glasses could be heard from the next room.
隔壁房間傳來玻璃杯的叮噹聲。
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He dropped a handful of coins, and they landed with a metallic chink.
他掉了一把硬幣，它們落地時發出金屬的叮噹聲。
動詞
叮噹作響, 發出清脆的響聲
make a sharp, ringing sound
範例:
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The coins chinked in his pocket as he walked.
他走路時，口袋裡的硬幣叮噹作響。
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The glasses chinked together as they were put on the table.
玻璃杯放在桌上時叮噹作響。