Wordiyosquint
🇬🇧 UK/skwint/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To look with eyes partly closed, as in bright light; to have eyes that point in different directions.
眯眼看；斜视
n.
An expression with eyes partly closed; a condition where the eyes point in different directions; a quick glance.
眯眼；斜视眼；瞥视
adj.
Having eyes that look in different directions; not straight or level.
斜视的；歪斜的
🧩 Root Breakdown
squintother
=squint
Common Collocations
- 1.squint at something眯眼看某物
- 2.squint in the sun在阳光下眯眼
- 3.[slight squint]轻微斜视
- 4.squint through眯眼透过……看
Example Sentences
- 1.
She had to squint to read the tiny text on the distant signboard.
- 2.
He squinted in the bright afternoon sunlight as he stepped outside.
- 3.
The doctor noticed that the child had a slight squint in her left eye.