winkle

[US]/ˈwɪŋkl/
[UK]/ˈwɪŋkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 剔出;费劲找出
n. 食用螺
vi. 闪耀
Word Forms
现在分词winkling
复数winkles
过去分词winkled
第三人称单数winkles
过去式winkled

Phrases & Collocations

winkle out

挖出

sea winkle

海螺

winkle picker

挖螺人

winkle shell

螺壳

Example Sentences

At last I winkled the truth out of him.

最后我好不容易才从他那儿把真话掏出来。

I swore I wasn't going to tell her, but she winkled it all out of me.

我发誓我不打算告诉她,但她设法从我口中把事情全套了出来。

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