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1 quick as a wink
Общая лексика: очень быстро (I turned around to look at the speeding car, and quick as a wink it was gone. Я повернулся взглянуть на мчащуюся машину, и она молниеносно исчезла.), молниеносно -
2 as quick as a wink
в мгновение окаQuick as a wink, he snatched the book and ran out of the room.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > as quick as a wink
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3 glance
1. n быстрый взглядat first glance — на первый взгляд; с первого взгляда
sidelong glance — косой взгляд; взгляд искоса
an upward glance — взгляд, направленный вверх
2. n вспышка; блеск, сверканиеiron glance — гематит, железный блеск, красный железняк
antimony glance — антимонит, сурьмяный блеск
silver glance — серебристый блеск, аргентин
3. n скользящий удар4. n упоминание; аллюзия5. n удар, при котором мяч соскальзывает с биты6. v мельком взглянуть7. v быстро просмотреть8. v слегка затрагивать, упоминатьin his new book he only glances at the history of the country — в своей новой книге он слегка касается истории страны
9. v видеть, замечать мельком10. v поблёскивать, блестеть; сверкнуть11. v отражать12. v отражатьсяthe rays of the rising sun glanced in the windows of the house — лучи восходящего солнца отразились в окнах дома
13. v перескакивать14. v скользнуть по поверхности15. v уст. намекать, ссылаться16. n мин. блеск, обманка17. v наводить глянец; полироватьСинонимический ряд:1. flash (noun) coruscation; flash; flicker; glimmer; glint; glisten; quiver; scintillation; shimmer; spark; sparkle; twinkle; wink2. glimpse (noun) blink; gleam; glimpse; glitter; look; peek; peep; sight3. bounce off (verb) bounce off; cast; rebound; reflect4. carom (verb) brush; carom; dap; graze; kiss; ricochet; shave; skim; skip5. flash (verb) coruscate; flash; gleam; glimmer; glimpse; glint; glisten; glitter; peek; peep; scan; scintillate; shimmer; spangle; sparkle; twinkle6. flip (verb) browse; dip into; flip; leaf through; riffle through; run through; thumb through7. glance at (verb) glance at; observe; see; view8. polish (verb) buff; burnish; furbish; glaze; gloss; polish; rub; shineАнтонимический ряд:inspection; stare; study
См. также в других словарях:
quick as a wink — in the wink of an eye phrase very quickly Quick as a wink, she jumped up and opened the door. Thesaurus: quicklysynonym Main entry: wink … Useful english dictionary
quick as a wink — or in the wink of an eye very quickly Quick as a wink, she jumped up and opened the door … English dictionary
as quick as a wink — if you do something as quick as a flash, you do it very quickly. Quick as a flash, he snatched the book and ran out of the room … New idioms dictionary
As quick as a wink — very quick … Dictionary of Australian slang
as quick as a wink — Australian Slang very quick … English dialects glossary
wink — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to close and open one eye quickly, usually to communicate amusement or a secret message (+ at): Joel winked at me, and I realized he was joking. 2 (I) to shine with a light that flashes on and off: the winking lights of buoys out… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wink — wink1 [ wıŋk ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to quickly close and open one eye as a sign to someone, for example a sign that what you have just said is a joke or a secret: wink at: Marcus winked at me knowingly. 2. ) if a light winks, it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wink — I UK [wɪŋk] / US verb Word forms wink : present tense I/you/we/they wink he/she/it winks present participle winking past tense winked past participle winked 1) [intransitive/transitive] to quickly close and open one eye as a sign to someone, for… … English dictionary
wink — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wincian; akin to Old High German winchan to stagger, wink and perhaps to Latin vacillare to sway, Sanskrit vañcati he goes crookedly Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to shut one… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Wink — Wink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winking}.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G. winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan. vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch?n to waver, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wink — [wiŋk] vi. [ME winken < OE wincian, akin to Ger winken: see WINCH] 1. to close the eyelids and open them again quickly 2. a) to close one eyelid and open it again quickly, as a signal, etc. b) to be closed and opened in this way: said of the… … English World dictionary