[VERB 动词]闪烁；闪耀 If a star or a light twinkles, it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint.
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At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.
夜间，山谷那头的遥远村落里灯光闪闪。
...a band of twinkling diamonds.
一串闪闪发光的钻石
twinkly
We always decorated a grand 6m pine tree on our front lawn with soft, twinkly blue lights.
我们总是给屋前草坪上一棵 6 米高的大松树挂上柔和闪烁的蓝灯。
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[VERB 动词](因感到有趣或高兴而眼睛)闪亮，发光 If you say that someone's eyes twinkle, you mean that their face expresses good humour or amusement.
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She saw her mother's eyes twinkle with amusement.
她看到母亲眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
Twinkle is also a noun.
A kindly twinkle came into her eyes.
她的目光变得友善起来。
twinkly
She describes him as kind, warm, compassionate, with the most naughty twinkly blue eyes.
她形容他善良、热情、富有同情心，还有一双最为顽皮的闪闪发亮的蓝眼睛。
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twin·kle/ˈtwɪŋkl; NAmEˈtwɪŋkl/
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twinkletwinklestwinkledtwinklingverb1[intransitive ]to shine with a light that keeps changing from bright to faint to bright again 闪耀；闪烁◆Stars twinkled in the sky.星星在天空中闪烁。◆twinkling lights in the distance远处闪耀的点点灯光☞synonyms at
shine
2[intransitive ]twinkle(with sth) |twinkle(at sb) if your eyes twinkle,you have a bright expression because you are happy or excited （眼睛因高兴或兴奋）闪光，发亮◆twinkling blue eyes闪闪发亮的蓝眼睛◆Her eyes twinkled with merriment.她高兴得双眸闪闪发亮。noun[singular ]1an expression in your eyes that shows you are happy or amused about sth （眼睛的）闪亮；欣喜的神情◆He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye.他目光熠熠地望着我。2a small light that keeps changing from bright to faint to bright again 闪烁；闪耀；闪光◆the twinkle of stars星星的闪烁◆the twinkle of the harbour lights in the distance远处港口灯光的闪烁twin·kle/ˈtwɪŋkl; NAmEˈtwɪŋkl/
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twinkle1 verb
twinkle2 noun
twinkletwin‧kle1 /ˈtwɪŋkəl/ verb [intransitive]
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1if a star or light twinkles, it shines in the dark with an unsteady light: stars twinkling in the sky I saw lights twinkling in the little town below us.► see thesaurus at
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2if someone’s eyes twinkle, they have a happy expressiontwinkle with Her eyes twinkled with amusement.
twinkle1 verb
twinkle2 noun
twinkletwinkle2 noun [countable usually singular]
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1a twinkle in your eye an expression in your eyes that shows you are happy or amused: a kindly, white-haired old gentleman with a twinkle in his eye2a small bright shining light that becomes brighter and then fainter
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