wink

ウインクする

親しみや秘密の合図を送るために、片目をさっと閉じて開く。

やさしい英語で： To quickly close and open one eye to send someone a friendly or secret message.

• She winked at me.
• He winked to show he was joking.
• My sister smiled and winked across the table.

使い方： wink at someone (He winked at his friend when nobody was looking.)

よく使う表現： wink at someone, wink knowingly

片目をつぶる

片方の目を閉じ、すぐにまた開く。

やさしい英語で： To close one eye and quickly open it again.

• Can you wink your left eye?
• She winked once and opened both eyes again.
• The child practised winking in front of a mirror.

よく使う表現： wink one eye, wink your eye

またたく、ちらちら光る

光が素早く強まったり弱まったりして輝く。

やさしい英語で： To shine with a light that quickly grows brighter and weaker.

• Stars winked above the hills.
• Tiny lights wink across the dark bay.
• A distant candle winked in the window.

類義語： twinkle, flicker

よく使う表現： stars wink, lights wink

ウインク

片目をさっと閉じて開く動作で、親しみや秘密の合図になる。

やさしい英語で： A quick closing and opening of one eye, often to send a friendly or secret message.

• He gave me a wink.
• Her wink told us she was joking.
• They exchanged knowing winks during the speech.

使い方： give someone a wink (She gave her brother a wink.)

類義語： 😉, ;), ;-)

よく使う表現： give a wink, knowing wink, cheeky wink

ほのめかし、目配せ

一部の人に分かる、しばしば遊び心のあるさりげない言及。

やさしい英語で： A small, often playful reference to something that some people will recognize.

• The scene is a wink to fans.
• The title offers a playful wink to an earlier film.
• These little winks reward readers who know her previous books.

使い方： a wink to something (The opening scene includes a wink to classic horror films.)

類義語： allusion, reference, nod

よく使う表現： wink to something, playful wink, knowing wink