英语词源
winkle玉黍螺
该词指一种螺旋壳软体动物,人们在退潮时将其从潮间带采集回来,常作小吃食用。该词最早出现于16世纪晚期的英语中,是periwinkle的缩写形式。后者源自古英语pinewinclan,其中wincl-与whelk(峨螺)有关。众所周知,将这种生物从其螺旋壳中拉出来很难,故而产生了to winkle out(抽出,拉出)这一表达。到了20世纪后期,尖头鞋被称作winkle-pickers。开花植物periwinkle(长春花)则有着完全不同的起源。
——摘自《单词的历史:英语词源漫谈》
常见短语
- winkle out (挖出)
- winkle away (逐渐消失)
- winkle in (插入,悄悄塞进)
- winkle through (仔细查找)
- winkle off (轻松地移开)
- winkle up (皱起,收拢)
- winkle down (从高处慢慢爬下)
- winkle over (小心地移动,绕过)
- winkle by (小心翼翼地经过)
- winkle out of (逼出,挤出)
- winkle in on (介入,插入)
- winkle away from (逃脱,挣脱)
- winkle out of (从困境中解脱,脱离)
- winkle out for (追求,寻求)
- winkle behind (在背后窥视,跟踪)
- winkle under (逃避,躲藏)
- winkle together (聚集,团结)
- winkle back (回忆,想起)
- winkle apart (拆散,分开)
- winkle out from (从中找出)
- winkle in between (在之间挤入)
- winkle along (沿着前进)
- winkle aside (放置一旁)
- winkle through (翻找,搜索)
- winkle past (悄悄经过)
- winkle together (聚集在一起)
- winkle under (被压迫)
- winkle out (逐渐消失)
- winkle in (进入,加入)
- winkle off (取下,移走)
- winkle away (逐渐离开)
- winkle down (缓慢降落)
- winkle up (弯曲,皱起)
- winkle out of (逃脱)
- winkle on (继续前进)
- winkle in (找到,揭示)
- winkle through (翻找)
- winkle out (挖出)
- winkle away (消失)
- winkle off (摆脱)
- winkle in (插入)
- winkle down (爬下)
- winkle over (绕过)
- winkle by (经过)
- winkle out of (挤出)
- winkle in on (插入,介入)
- winkle away from (逃离)
- winkle out of (摆脱)
- winkle out for (追求)
- winkle behind (跟踪)