wink

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Hắt hơi mắt / Nháy mắt

BrE /wɪŋk/ AmE /wɪŋk/

verb / noun en → vi

1 EYE MOVEMENT [intransitive] B1

Hắt hơi mắt / Nháy mắt

to close and open one eye quickly, usually as a way of sending a message or showing that you like someone

  • wink at somebody

Collocations wink at a friend · wink at someone across the room

  • She winked at me from across the room.

    Cô ấy đã nháy mắt với tôi từ bên kia phòng.

2 TIME [noun] B1

Một khoảnh khắc / Một lát

a very short period of time; a moment

  • in the wink of an eye

Collocations in the wink of an eye · a wink of time

  • The car disappeared in the wink of an eye.

    Xe hơi biến mất trong chốc lát.

3 NOUN [countable] B1

Một khoảnh khắc / Một lát

a very short period of time; a moment (noun form)

  • in the wink of an eye

Collocations a wink of time · wait for a wink

  • He waited for a wink before entering.

    Anh ấy đã chờ một lát trước khi vào.

4 EYE MOVEMENT [countable] B1

Hắt hơi mắt / Nháy mắt

to close and open one eye quickly, usually as a way of sending a message or showing that you like someone (noun form)

  • a wink at somebody

Collocations a wink of an eye · give a wink to someone

  • He gave her a wink and walked away.

    Anh ấy đã nháy mắt với cô ấy và đi mất.