blink

意味: まばたき

例文: Lena blinked twice—then vanished dramatically.
　　  レナは2回まばたきして劇的に消えた。

定義: 目をすばやく閉じたり開けたりする反射作用

コロケーション:

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
Verb: briefly shut the eyes
Verb: force to go away by blinking
Verb: gleam or glow intermittently

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The TV announcer never seems to blink
Verb: blink away tears
Verb: The lights were flashing

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): blink, blink away, blinking, eye blink, flash, nictate, nictation, nictitate, nictitation, twinkle, wink, winking, winkle

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): act involuntarily, radiate, reflex, suppress

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accommodation reflex, babinski, belch, blink, blush, burke, choke off, defecation reflex, electric shock, fart, flash, gleam, glow, gulp, hiccup, hush, knee jerk, light reflex, micturition reflex, mydriasis, pharyngeal reflex, pilomotor reflex, plantar reflex, rooting reflex, salivate, silence, smother, sneeze, squelch, startle, stifle, stretch reflex, suckling reflex, tremble, vomit, wink, yawn

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bat, flicker, palpebrate, palpebration

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: blink, blinker, blinking, flash, flasher, nictate, nictation, nictitate, nictitation, twinkle, twinkler, wink, winker, winking

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画): Frozen, The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: