winkle
winkle
英[ˈwɪŋkl]美[ˈwɪŋkl]
n.食用螺;
复数:winkles;
例句
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。
Mr. Winkle looked up at the declining orb.文克尔先生抬头看看落日.
The security services will pretty well go to any lengths to winkle out information.安全部门会不遗余力地套取情报。
The detective was trying to winkle information out of her.侦探试图从她那儿套取信息。
He somehow managed to winkle Picard out of his room.他不知用的什么法子将皮卡德逼出了房间。
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
滨螺,蛾螺,玉黍螺(可食用)
Winkles are small sea snails that can be eaten.
英英词典释义
Noun
1. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
2. edible marine gastropod
Verb
1. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner;
"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"2. gleam or glow intermittently;
"The lights were flashing"3. remove or displace from a position