jink

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A quick evasive turn.
  2. A jack or knucklebone used in the game of jinks (possibly derived from the Scottish game high jinks).
动词 v.
  1. To make a quick evasive turn or turns to confuse pursuers, incoming fire, etc. intransitive
    — But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin, / An' cheat you yet.
  2. To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn. transitive
    — Jink it he did. Norton pushed the aircraft left just as he was at the bottom of his loop.
  3. In the games of spoilfive and forty-five, to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to attempt to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won if unsuccessful. intransitive
  4. To elude; to cheat.

词形变化

jinks plural jinks present,singular,third-person jinking participle,present jinked participle,past jinked past

词汇关系

衍生词
high jinks jinky

词源

词源 1
Origin uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests onomatopoeia for motion. Attested since the 18th century. Compare unnasalised dialectal jick (“to avoid with a sudden jerk of the body, elude”).
词源 2
Origin uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests onomatopoeia for motion. Attested since the 18th century. Compare unnasalised dialectal jick (“to avoid with a sudden jerk of the body, elude”).
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