chinks

英 [tʃɪŋks]

美 [tʃɪŋks]

n.  (尤指光线可进入的)裂口，缝隙，裂缝; 一缕，一束，一线(从缝隙间射入的光); (玻璃物品或硬币的)轻微碰撞声，叮当声
v.  (使)叮当响
chink的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 裂缝;裂痕;裂纹
  Achinkin a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it.
  1. ...a chink in the wall...
     墙上的裂缝
  2. He peered through a chink in the curtains.
     他透过帘子之间的缝隙偷看。
• N-COUNT (指从缝隙间透入的光)一束，一缕，一线
  Achink oflight is a small patch of light that shines through a small opening in something.
  1. I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor.
     我注意到走廊尽头的一缕光线。
• V-ERG (使)发出叮当声
  When objectschink, or youchinkthem, they touch each other, making a light ringing sound.
  1. ...cutlery chinking in the silence...
     寂静中叮当作响的餐具
  2. They poured out the rest of the wine and she chinked his mug.
     他们把剩下的酒全倒出来，她和他碰了一下杯。
• (性格或想法的)弱点，缺陷
  If you say that someone has achink intheirarmour, you mean that they have a small weakness in their character or in their ideas which makes it easy to harm them.

双语例句

• From suspected to study, It is revealing to falsehood, it is the test of the truth too. From the chinks of the theory idea intension of already existing literature, find the phenomenon covered or put forward the new explanation theory.
  由怀疑而进入研究，既是对谬误的揭露，也是对真理的检验，从原有的文学理论观念内涵的缝隙中，发现被遮蔽的现象或提出新的解释理论。
• Through the leaves of every trial there are chinks of light to shine through.
  试炼虽然围困我们，仍有许多隙缝可以透光进来的。
• How about three Puerto ricans, two chinks and a guinea?
  3个波多黎各人，2个中国人，1个几内亚人怎么样？
• High-rise Building Chinks Offered and Handling Method
  高层建筑变形缝设置及处理方法
• There was an old horse-blanket nailed against the logs at the far end of the cabin behind the table, to keep the wind from blowing through the chinks and putting the candle out.
  有一块用来遮马的旧毯子，原钉在桌子后面木屋尽头的一根圆木上，是为了免得风从木头缝缝里钻进来，把蜡烛给吹熄了。
• Coming down somewhat later than usual, I saw, by the sunbeams piercing the chinks of the shutters, Miss Catherine still seated near the fireplace.
  我比平时下楼迟些，靠着百叶窗缝中透进来的阳光，看见凯瑟琳小姐还坐在壁炉房。
• STUPID chinks, do they know how to fight?
  笨中国佬，他们不知道怎么打架吗？
• Lets in new light through chinks that Time hath made;
  穿过时间的缝隙，透进了新生的光芒。
• The duration from the occurrence of penetrating chinks to dyke breaches depends on the composition and cross-sectional size of the dyke body, and the river water level.
  从发生贯穿性漏洞到溃口的时间与堤身组成物、堤身断面大小、江水位高低有关。
• Having small chinks or crannies ( especially in or between rocks or stones).
  有细微的裂缝或者缝隙（特别是在岩石、石头之上或者之间）。