chink
UKtʃiŋk
UStʃıŋk
معنی فارسی
رخنه شکاف چاک
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The noun 'chink' originated from Middle English 'chinken', meaning 'to crack', while the verb 'chink' is imitative of the sound made when two hard objects strike each other.
مثال
- There was a small chink in the wall where the light was coming through.
- The knight's armor had a chink that left him vulnerable.
- The glass chinked as they toasted their drinks.
ترکیبهای رایج
chink in the armor chink in the wall chink of light chink of glass
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
- a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- a short light metallic sound
- make or emit a high sound “tinkling bells” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s”
- fill the chinks of, as with caulking “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- make cracks or chinks in “The heat checked the paint” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
مترادفها
I. noun
Opening, gap, crack, cranny, crevice, cleft, rift, fissure, narrow aperture.
II. verb active, verb neuter
Jingle, clink, ring.