1580s, perhaps from Middle Dutch blinken "to glitter," which is of uncertain origin, possibly, with German blinken "to gleam, sparkle, twinkle," from a nasalized form of base found in Old English blican "to shine, glitter" (see bleach (v.)).
Middle English had blynke (c. 1300) in the sense "a brief gleam or spark," perhaps a variant of blench "to move suddenly or sharply; to raise one's eyelids" (c. 1200), perhaps from the rare Old English blencan "deceive." Related: Blinked; blinking. The last, as a euphemism for a stronger word, is attested by 1914.
blink (n.)
1590s, "a glance;" see blink (v.). As is the case with the verb, there is a similar word in Middle English, in use from c. 1300, that might represent a native form of the same root.
实用例句
1. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly.
他身体出现了神经性抽搐，开始不停地眨眼睛。来自柯林斯例句
2. It was all over in the blink of an eye.
转眼之间，一切都结束了。来自柯林斯例句
3. In a blink of an eye he had disappeared.
一眨眼的工夫他就没影了.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. I can't hear the news since my radio went on the blink.
