| 单词 | winkle |
| 例句 | He emptied about a dozen winkles into my hand, and I put them in the two pockets of my skirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Ben smiled at me, holding winkles in his hands, and the bishop’s wife asked me if I would stay to tea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘Peep your head up good,’ the BFG said, ‘then you will get a fine winkle of what is going on.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept turning over in my pockets the winkles that Ben had given me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He scrambled to his feet and opened a dirty handkerchief he had filled with winkles. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Buyers flocked around the barrels and stalls to haggle over winkles, rJanM, and river pike. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the songs, Lann was the fellow who winkled the Casterlys out of easterly Rock with no weapon but his wits, and stole gold from the sun to brighten his curly hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When I came to the further side of the cove I saw Ben crouching by a little pool between two rocks scraping winkles into his hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The irony concerns En Sabah Nur, who decides, on a whim, to winkle all the nuclear weapons on Earth from their silos, like a Frenchman calmly working his way through a platter of escargots. Apocalypse Now: Bryan Singer’s New “X-Men” Movie 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z My mother made them back at home, too, complete with dimpled metal snail holders, clamping devices and winkling tools. Nigella Lawson: my life in food 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z "It's hugely satisfying to winkle another secret out of the painting, which I've been obsessed with for some years now." Peter the Wild Boy's condition revealed 200 years after his death 2011-03-20T17:01:00Z Spiced winkles and scampi provençal are the novel touches, alongside a lot of solid cheffyness. Christmas gifts 2012: the best food books 2012-11-30T09:00:01Z "I can recall when there was 25 of us round this table for Sunday winkles, and separate tables out in the yard for the kiddies," she said once. Anna Wing, who played Lou Beale on EastEnders, dies aged 98 2013-07-11T12:56:52Z It’s a contradiction but she’s a small figure, despite her size, winkled into a banquette. Gabrielle Deydier: what it’s like to be fat in France 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Is it more like winkles, or like snails, or any of the other two dozen options, from kelp to cuttlefish? Food for thought: will an era of hyper-personalized meals leave a sour taste? 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z While hardly Wildean, his response convinces me of his authenticity: "@jayirichardson My mum said you were rubbish in bed and had a tiny winkle." Can Twitter wit replace live comedy? 2010-08-09T11:57:00Z In the process, they winkled out some remarkably intimate details and gave Macron a platform to show a more personal side at a critical juncture in his second term as president. France’s Macron opens up about love to autistic interviewers 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z For nearly three months, Azovstal’s garrison clung on, refusing to be winkled out from the tunnels and bunkers under the ruins of the labyrinthine mill. AP PHOTOS: A POW’s legacy of Mariupol siege pictures 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The Envelope is here to change all that: As we do every year, we’ve winkled out the rare gems that belong in categories no awards committee would ever sanctify. BAFTAs, SAGs, Oscars -- sure, those awards are exciting, but don't miss these 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z "There were lots of phoney emails from people trying to winkle even just three pages, even just anything," she noted. Filippo Bernardini: Man accused of stealing unpublished books arrested 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Composing a strategy to winkle out Steve Smith on a surface like this would drive any captain to distraction. Ashes 2019: England v Australia fourth Test, day two – live! 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Having covered so much ground, in its second season the show winkles into the knottier areas of the feminist dilemma. Jessica Jones: the timely return of a feminist superhero 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z “So that’s the kind of thing, I think the withholding of information is pretty important and for now for you to winkle it out of us in a Q&A would really blow it.” Toronto 2015: Tom Hiddleston and the secrets of Ben Wheatley's 'High-Rise' 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The surface of the lake winkles in a mirrorflake curl, approaching them fast, and when the gust causing the cat's paw hits them, the boat heels hard. Verge Fiction: An excerpt from Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Now he was using his lawyers to winkle information out of federal investigators, even as he dangled a promise of becoming a witness for the prosecutors. The darkness that consumed Nixon: Why “Tricky Dick” could never do him justice 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z And not just any man – a man wearing an original 1960s three-button single-breasted two-tone suit with winkle pickers two sizes too small bought using a staff discount. A moment that changed me – the tattoo that got me fired when I was 17 | Dave Berry 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Just when the poor media think they've winkled a genuine opinion out of someone, it disappears like so much fairy dust. Want to tell the world what you really think? Say it with a stamp 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z There was no directory of garages and their owners, and so Dudding took to driving around on Sunday mornings to "winkle out the garages… hiding behind blocks of flats". The self-storage millionaires 2014-04-13T23:13:04Z And naturally the idea that a claimant could use closed material procedure to winkle out information from the intelligence services horrified the spies' lawyers. The justice and security bill is a chilling affront to British justice 2013-02-17T00:06:13Z Not because Bob Diamond was taciturn; but because the committee members were not up to the job of winkling out telling points. Barclays: advantage Diamond 2012-07-04T21:16:00Z Let's Be kind to the pass�, but primness, but primness, With "winkle" curls shaking, is not very taking, When linked with old-spinster-like slimness,—like slimness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z Oh, happy were the days, methinks, In truth the best of any; When “Periwinkles, winkle, winks!” A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Tell 'em I've been appointed purveyor of winkles to the Royal 'Ouse of the 'Un Emperor.' Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z I 'ad my eye on 'im, the worm, while working out my winkle. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.693Z It was illumined by flaring lamps from coster barrows, drawn up beside the pavement, while the night was made hideous by the raucous cries of the vendors of winkles baked potatoes and roasted chestnuts. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z However, he is pessimistic about the chances of winkling DNA out of H. floresiensis, saying that the molecules are probably too fragmented owing to high temperatures at the excavation site. Researchers to drill for ancient DNA in 'hobbit' tooth 2011-01-05T23:15:00.950Z Though Jack stuck to his tackle like wax, Bell and me was soon stodging like winkles; that gal did make play with the snacks. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. July 30, 1887 Here I passed a sort of ticket-office window, at which a middle-aged Hebrew lady sat, eating winkles from a plate with the aid of a hairpin. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The hooligan stopped at the "Comrades' Tryst," in front of which Mother Toulouche had set out a table with a large basket of winkles. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales Rations were certainly plentiful—with the exception of bread, of which one man's issue would not choke a winkle. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry It was nearly four o'clock when we had hauled up and were carrying the winkles on our backs down one of the untidy little roadways into Under Town. A Poor Man's House The waiter came back in triumph, but Winn gave him a sharp look which extracted his triumph as neatly as experts extract a winkle with a pin. The Dark Tower But he, as he ascended his bicycle with a waggish winkle in his eye, repeated that I might try it on at all events. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. I am ranked with the caviare of his betters, and add not to the relish of his winkles and tea. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies He was givin' tongue over the beauties of picking Huns out of dug-out entrances with the bayonet like winkles out of their shells with a pin. No Man's Land He raised himself upright beneath his load of winkles. A Poor Man's House A stillness broods over all, a stillness only accentuated by the brazen voice of the Salvation Army band and the miserable music of winkles rattling on dinner-plates. Nights in London I wanted to ask you to collect me some shells, as many as you can find time to gather; not all winkles and cockles, remember, but as great a variety as possible. Won from the Waves Rum was trickling down through the cracks of the store floor on to the astonished winkles below. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell A local proverb says that if you eat winkles in March it is as good as a dose of medicine; which reminds me that Sussex has many wise sayings of its own. Highways and Byways in Sussex He liked to hire sharp kids like her, get to know them, try to winkle out their motives and emotions through observation. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town V Sea sprinkles winkles, tinkles light Shells' bells—boy's joys that hap to snap! The Heptalogia The appearance of a winkle, when extracted from its shell with the aid of a pin, is extremely curious. Adventures in Criticism You know bread meant fish with Dagger Bill—and cake meant things like winkles and frogs, and watermice, and—Water Babies, of course! Children of the Wild Nothing opens the eyes of the blind, or makes the man who can buy oysters, eat winkles. The Spinners "A winkle," I would oft advance With readiness provoking, "Can seldom flirt, and never dance Or soothe his mind by smoking." Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs Why not tell me at once that you are a winkle stall-keeper and be done with it? Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces I told him the other day what the winkle said to the pin: "Thank you for drawing me out, but you are rather sharp about it." Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs I can remember eating five of 'em," she said, "and coming home to a tea of winkles and bloater paste. The Dark House The marriage turned out a very happy one, I am glad to say, and it pleased me to think that Jim, having had his wink, was at least sure of his winkle. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 1917 I had not seen her sunlight blithe As o'er their shells it dances, I've seen those winkles almost writhe Beneath her beaming glances. Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs “A winkle,” I would oft advanceWith readiness provoking,“Can seldom flirt, and never dance,Or soothe his mind by smoking.” The Bab Ballads He turns interestedly towards the table, but his proud Scots character checks him, which is just as well, for what she should have said was that there had been winkles. Echoes of the War You ain't forgotten yet that night in May, Down at the Welsh 'Arp, which is 'Endon way, You fancied winkles and a pot of tea, "Four 'alf" I murmured's "good enough for me." Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] "Is that a winkle?" she demanded in disgust. The Spanish Chest Now take my case: Ere sorrow could My ample forehead wrinkle, I had determined that I would Not like to be a winkle. Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs But I was young—too young, by far—Or I had been more wary,I knew not then that winkles areThe stock-in-trade of MARY. The Bab Ballads It is here that the Haggerty Woman has the remaining winkle. Echoes of the War "Almost human sometimes, eh?" chuckled Professor Wandering William with a very odd winkle of his gray eyes; "well, you are not the first person who has said that." The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings After a little thought I chose quite a plain one, which had belonged to a winkle some weeks ago. The Holiday Round But I was young—too young, by far— Or I had been more wary, I knew not then that winkles are The stock-in-trade of Mary. Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs She drew Nan closer to her and her own brown eyes, the full counterpart of her daughter's, winkled merrily. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret He is an enormous salt-water snail, one of the winkle family, but as large as a big house. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle |
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