Tra từ blink - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

blink (blĭngk)v. blinked, blink·ing, blinksv. intr.
1. To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly.
2. To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint.
3. To shine with intermittent gleams; flash on and off.
4.
a. To be startled or dismayed.
b. To waver or back down, as in a contest of wills: “This was the first genuine, direct confrontation between this administration and the Soviets. It was the U.S.A. that blinked” (Zbigniew Brzezinski).
5. To look with feigned ignorance:
a mayor who blinks at the corruption in city government.v. tr.
1. To cause to blink.
2. To hold back or remove from the eyes by blinking:
blinked back the tears.
3. To refuse to recognize or face:
blink ugly facts.
4. To transmit (a message) with a flashing light.n.
1. The act or an instance of rapidly closing and opening the eyes or an eye.
2. An instant:
I'll be back in a blink.
3. Scots. A quick look or glimpse; a glance.
4. A flash of light; a twinkle.
5. See iceblink.Idiom:on the blink
Out of working order. [Probably Middle English blinken, to move suddenly, variant of blenchen. See blench¹.]
Synonyms: blink, nictitate, twinkle, wink
These verbs mean to open and close the eyelids or an eyelid rapidly: a dog blinking lazily at the fire; reptiles nictitating; twinkled, then laughed and responded; winked conspiratorially at his friend.