tink

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle. dated
  2. A member of the travelling community. A gypsy. Ireland,UK,offensive
    — 'Most have white eyes, which ain't natural in any beast, tame or wild, and they are considered unlucky - the tinks calls 'em moonpies, and most will avoid settling on farms where they are kept.
动词 v.
  1. To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
    — Jimmy heard the bells tink.
  2. To unknit. slang,transitive
    — Stanley knitted when he should have purled and swore, tinking the knitting back to fix the flaw.

词形变化

tinks present,singular,third-person tinking participle,present tinked participle,past tinked past tinks plural tinks present,singular,third-person tinking participle,present tinked participle,past tinked past tinks plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting.
词源 2
knit spelled backwards.
词源 3
Shortened from tinker.
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