twinkle

Compared meaning: give off an unsteady, flashing light (verb).

比较义项：发出忽明忽暗、不稳定的光（动词）。

• blink

  Blink describes a light switching on and off in a steady, regular pattern, often used for mechanical or electronic lights such as cursors or warning signals.

  blink表示灯光有规律地、一明一灭地闪动，常用于机械或电子类的灯，比如光标或警示灯。

  A warning light blinked slowly on the dashboard as we drove.

  我们开车时，警示灯在仪表盘上缓缓地一闪一闪。

• wink

  Wink suggests a faint light appearing and disappearing briefly and unsteadily, often a single distant light seen intermittently, sometimes described as if it were signaling.

  wink表示微弱的光短暂地忽隐忽现，通常指远处单一的光源断断续续地出现，有时带有像在打信号一样的拟人意味。

  A distant light winked through the thick fog as the ship approached.

  随着船只靠近，一盏远处的灯在浓雾中忽隐忽现。

• twinkle 本词

  Twinkle describes rapid, sparkling flashes of light, typically from multiple points such as stars or jewels, giving an impression of brightness rather than a simple on-off pattern.

  twinkle表示光快速地、闪烁地连续闪动，通常指多个光点，比如星星或宝石，给人以明亮、闪耀的印象，而不是简单的一明一灭。

  Thousands of stars twinkled brightly across the clear night sky.

  晴朗的夜空中，成千上万颗星星闪烁着明亮的光芒。

Blink, wink and twinkle all describe an unsteady light. Blink switches on and off in a steady pattern. Wink is a faint light that appears and disappears briefly, like one distant light. Twinkle is fast, sparkling flashes from many points, like stars.

这三个词在本义项中都表示物体发出不稳定、闪动的光，但侧重点不同：blink强调有规律的一明一灭，wink强调微弱或短暂的闪现，twinkle强调多次快速的闪烁。此处不比较blink和wink作“眨眼”动作的意思，也不比较twinkle作名词表示“（眼中的）光彩”的用法。