Tra từ blink - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

blink [blink blinks blinked blinking] verb, noun BrE [blɪŋk] NAmE [blɪŋk]
verb
1. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) when you blink or blink your eyes or your eyes blink, you shut and open your eyes quickly
•He blinked in the bright sunlight.
•Lucy blinked at him in astonishment.
•I'll be back before you can blink (= very quickly).
•When I told him the news he didn't even blink (= showed no surprise at all).
compare ↑wink
2. intransitive to shine with an unsteady light; to flash on and off
•Suddenly a warning light blinked.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from blenk, Scots variant of ↑blench, reinforced by Middle Dutch blinken ‘to shine’. Early senses included ‘deceive’, ‘flinch’ (compare with ↑blench), and also ‘open the eyes after sleep’: hence sense 1 (mid 16th cent.).

Example Bank:
•He blinked in surprise.
•She blinked at him, astonished.
•She had to blink back her tears before she continued her story.
Idioms: ↑in the blink of an eye ▪ ↑on the blink
Derived: ↑blink something away

noun usually singular
the act of shutting and opening your eyes very quickly

Word Origin:
Middle English: from blenk, Scots variant of ↑blench, reinforced by Middle Dutch blinken ‘to shine’. Early senses included ‘deceive’, ‘flinch’ (compare with ↑blench), and also ‘open the eyes after sleep’: hence sense 1 (mid 16th cent.).