twinkling

noun

1. 瞬间；转眼；一眨眼；一刹那
   a very short time

1. VERB 闪烁;闪耀
   If a star or a light twinkles, it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint.
   1. At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.
      夜间，山谷那头的遥远村落里灯光闪闪。
   2. ...a band of twinkling diamonds.
      一串闪闪发光的钻石
2. VERB (因感到有趣或高兴而眼睛)闪亮，发光
   If you say that someone's eyes twinkle, you mean that their face expresses good humour or amusement.
   1. She saw her mother's eyes twinkle with amusement.
      她看到母亲眼中闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
   2. Twinkle is also a noun.
      
   3. A kindly twinkle came into her eyes.
      她的目光变得友善起来。

1. The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence.
   天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
2. That's fantastic. He's vanished in the twinkling of an eye.
   他怎么一转眼就不见了，真见鬼。
3. The sky was studded with twinkling stars.
   天上缀满了星星。
4. Ten years have passed in a twinkling.
   一晃眼十年过去了。
5. The boy vanished in the twinkling of an eye.
   这孩子一睒眼就不见了。
6. The stars that smile on their cottage send us the same twinkling look.
   在他们房上微笑的星辰，送给我们以同样的闪亮。
7. She smiled at me with her unforgettable twinkling blue eyes.
   她对我微笑，一双令人难忘的蓝眼睛闪烁着光芒。
8. If let me evaluate Gates with a word, that is him twinkling human wisdom and brightness.
   假如让我用一句话来评价盖茨，那就是他闪烁着人性的聪明和光辉。
9. And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof.
   这时，一道闪光飞过，我听到了在房顶上。
10. I'll be with you in the twinkling of an eye.
    我马上会来你这儿的。
11. All this that came and went in the twinkling of an eye was branded forever upon my heart.
    所有这些都是在一眨眼的瞬间里发生和消逝了的，这一切将永远铭刻在我的心上。
12. The warm fire, twinkling Christmas lights and laughter from family brought a contented smile to my face.
    看着温暖的炉火、闪烁的圣诞灯光，听着家人们欢声笑语，我脸上露出了满意的微笑。
13. I can see stars, the twinkling stars.
    我看见了星星，亮晶晶的星星。
14. The Milky Way upon the heavens is twinkling just for you.
    宝贝，你看到了吗？天上的星星都为你闪烁。
15. Their eyes were caught by the twinkling of the diamonds.
    他们的眼睛被钻石的光辉吸引住了。
16. Twinkling of an eye a year has passed, the queen's first child was born.
    转眼一年过去了，王后的第一个孩子出生了。
17. Almost in the twinkling of an eye he was so far away that he could hardly be seen.
    一霎眼，他就游远了，差不多看不见了。
18. "This is so exciting!" My eyes were twinkling.
    “真是太刺激了！”我的双眼闪闪发亮。
19. While starlight is twinkling.
    而星光闪烁。
20. Stars are twinkling in the boundless sky.
    在辽阔无垠的天空上到处是繁星闪烁。
21. How time flies! A week has passed in the twinkling of an eye.
    时间过得真快！转眼间一个星期就过去了。
22. They have drained him in the twinkling of an eye.
    他们一眨眼就把他吸干了。
23. On a clear night you can see myriad stars twinkling in the sky.
    在晴朗的夜晚，你可以看到无数的星星在天空闪烁。
24. She fetched her parents in the twinkling of an eye.
    她转眼之间就把父母找来了。
25. He finished his drink in the twinkling of an eye.
    他一眨眼功夫就把酒喝完了。
26. The only motion seemed to be in the glowing, twinkling stars, every blade of grass was asleep.
    似乎只有那些闪烁发光的星星在移动，每一片草都熟睡了。
27. Remaining bits of bronze sank away from sight. A star or two began twinkling.
    剩下的点点青铜色也淡出了视野，一两颗星星开始闪烁了。
28. About three miles away, I could see the town where several lights were twinkling.
    我可以看到约三英里外那座城市中几盏闪烁的灯火。
29. So grand are the twinkling planets in your financial sector that you are sure to notice the change.
    影响你财政收入的行星如此闪耀宏伟，所以你肯定已经感觉到了这点；

n.

in the twinkling of an eye

• 瞬息之间；转眼之间
  very quickly

noun

1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
   1. if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

   Synonym:    blink of an eyeflashheartbeatinstantjiffysplit secondtricewinkNew York minute