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nictitating

/ˈnɪktɪteɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

眨眼，眨巴眼睛.

To wink or blink

Examples :

"The lizard was nictitating slowly as it basked in the sun. "
那只蜥蜴在阳光下懒洋洋地晒着太阳，慢慢地眨巴着眼睛。
physiology anatomy body animal

Related Words

Illustration blinking

blinking verb

/ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/

眨眼，眨巴眼睛.

"The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first."

瞪眼游戏里，第一个眨眼睛的人就输了。

Illustration quick

quick noun

/kwɪk/

甲肉， 嫩肉

"The doctor carefully examined the small quick under her toenail. "

医生仔细检查了她脚趾甲下方的嫩肉.

Illustration sudden

sudden noun

/ˈsʌdən/

突然事件，意外。

"The sudden announcement of a school holiday surprised everyone. "

学校突然宣布放假，这事儿让大家都感到很意外。

Illustration wink

wink noun

/ˈwɪŋk/

眨眼，使眼色

"He gave me a friendly wink as he passed by in the hallway. "

他走过走廊时，友善地朝我眨了眨眼。

Illustration winking

winking verb

/ˈwɪŋkɪŋ/

眨眼，闭眼

"The tired kitten was finally winking, its little paws twitching as it drifted off to sleep. "

疲惫的小猫终于开始闭眼打盹，小爪子抽动着，渐渐进入了梦乡。

Illustration gave

gave verb

/ɡeɪv/

给, 给予

"My teacher gave me a new assignment for math class. "

我的老师给了我一份新的数学作业。

Illustration lizard

lizard noun

/ˈlɪz.əd/ /ˈlɪz.ɚd/

蜥蜴，四脚蛇

"The small lizard sunned itself on the warm patio brick. "

小蜥蜴在温暖的露台砖上晒太阳。

Illustration blink

blink noun

/blɪŋk/

眨眼，一眨眼。

"The sudden blink of the light made me jump. "

突然闪烁的灯光让我吓了一跳 (Túrán shǎnshuò de dēngguāng ràng wǒ xià le yī tiào.)

Illustration noise

noise noun

/nɔɪz/

噪音，喧嚣。

"He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise."

他知道那天是倒垃圾的日子，垃圾车收垃圾的时候会发出很大的噪音。

Illustration startled

startled verb

/ˈstɑːt.l̩d/ /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/

吓了一跳，吃惊。

"a horse that startles easily"

容易受惊的马

Illustration basked

basked verb

/bæskt/ /bɑːskt/

晒太阳，享受温暖

"to bask in the sun"

享受阳光

Illustration slowly

slowly adverb

/ˈsləʊli/ /ˈsloʊli/

慢慢地，缓慢地。

"The snail crawled slowly across the sidewalk. "

蜗牛慢慢地爬过人行道。