V-RECIP-ERG (使)发出叮当声;(使)叮当作响 If objects made of glass, pottery, or metal clink or if you clink them, they touch each other and make a short, light sound.
She clinked her glass against his... 她和他碰了一下杯。
They clinked glasses... 他们碰了杯。
The empty whisky bottle clinked against the seat... 空威士忌酒瓶碰到座位上,叮当作响。
Their glasses clinked, their eyes met. 他们举杯相碰,目光交会。
Then again, I do sleep with the TV on so that I don't hear all the little clinks and clanks at night! 然后,我还是会在晚上睡觉时开着电视,以致我不会再在晚上听到一点咔啦声!
When people make a toast to a person superior, they usually make sure that rim of their glass clinks at position lower than rim of the other person's glass, which expresses respect and modesty. 在与长辈或地位高的人碰杯时,人们为了表示自己的谦虚和对对方的尊敬,往往会让自己的杯口低于对方的杯口。