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winkle 音標拼音: [w'ɪŋkəl] n. 食用螺
vt. 挑出,逐出 vi. 閃耀 食用螺挑出,逐出閃耀 winkle n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [synonym: {periwinkle}, {winkle}] 2: edible marine gastropod [synonym: {periwinkle}, {winkle}] v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" [synonym: {twinkle}, {winkle}, {scintillate}] 2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" [synonym: {flash}, {blink}, {wink}, {twinkle}, {winkle}] 3: remove or displace from a position [synonym: {winkle}, {winkle out}] Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zool.)
(a) Any periwinkle. --Holland. (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({Fulgar canaliculata}, and {Fulgar carica}). [1913 Webster] Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking their blood. [1913 Webster] {Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}. [1913 Webster]
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