clink

英 [klɪŋk]

美 [klɪŋk]

v.  使发出叮当声; 使叮当作响
n.  叮当声; 班房; 牢房

过去式：clinked　现在分词：clinking　过去分词：clinked　第三人称单数：clinks　

BNC.25577 / COCA.17639

牛津词典

verb

• 使发出叮当声；使叮当作响
  to make or cause sth to make a sharp ringing sound, like that of glasses being hit against each other
  1. clinking coins
     叮当响的硬币
  2. They clinked glasses and drank to each other's health.
     他们碰杯互祝身体健康。

noun

• 叮当声
  a sharp ringing sound like the sound made by glasses being hit against each other
• 班房；牢房
  prison

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP-ERG (使)发出叮当声;(使)叮当作响
  If objects made of glass, pottery, or metalclinkor if youclinkthem, they touch each other and make a short, light sound.
  1. She clinked her glass against his...
     她和他碰了一下杯。
  2. They clinked glasses...
     他们碰了杯。
  3. The empty whisky bottle clinked against the seat...
     空威士忌酒瓶碰到座位上，叮当作响。
  4. Their glasses clinked, their eyes met.
     他们举杯相碰，目光交会。
  5. Clinkis also a noun.
     
  6. ...the clink of a spoon in a cup.
     杯勺相碰的叮当声

英英释义

noun

• a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
  Synonym:jailjailhousegaolslammerpokypokey
• a short light metallic sound
  Synonym:chinkclick

verb

• make or emit a high sound
  1. tinkling bells
  Synonym:tinkletinkchink
• make a high sound typical of glass
  1. champagne glasses clinked to make a toast

双语例句

• When a guest trusted his host, he would then just touch or clink the host's glass with his own.
  当宾客信认主人时，两人就只是碰一下杯子。
• You'd better start behaving yourself or you'll end up in the clink young man!
  你最好老实点，不然就要进监狱了，年轻人！
• They clink glasses again, less certainly this time.
  再碰杯，这次有点犹豫了。
• You have to look in my eyes when you clink glasses.
  干杯的时候得看着我的眼睛。
• Yet another claim asserts that the "clink" served as a symbolic acknowledgment of trust among imbibers who did not feel the need to sample each others'drinks to prove them unadulterated.
  然而还有另一种则认为：碰杯是一种象徵性的相信酒是乾净的，不需证明有没有放毒。
• And the tinkle and clink of silverware on china, the hiss and gurgle of the coffee maker.
  还有陶瓷上银器的清脆的叮当声，咖啡壶的斯斯声和汩汩声。
• They clinked glasses
  他们碰了杯。
• Everyone always said Joe would end up in the clink.
  人人都说乔总有一天要坐牢。
• To get at the real reason for the clink of glass on glass, we have to first look at why and how we toast, and where the practice originated.
  那么要找到喝酒碰杯的真正原因，我们首先应该了解的是我们为什么喝酒？怎么喝酒？
• Instead of hot pot and expensive liquor, we clink bottles of cheap Tsingtao and search for common interests.
  没有火锅和昂贵的白酒，取而代之的是便宜的青岛啤酒，我们在觥筹交错间寻找共同的兴趣。