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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++jink /dʒɪŋk/ verb [intransitive]  to change direction suddenly 急转,突然转向 He jinked left, then right, throwing the plane into steep and sudden turns. 他突然向左,然后向右,使飞机猛地旋转起来。→ See Verb table
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jinkHe rushes me, and I jink and move, almost too late.Then the ship would jink even closer in to a prosperous hilly suburb, if possible, to offload the terror Scouts.
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jink
jink /dʒɪŋk/ verb [intransitive]
to change direction suddenly:
    He jinked left, then right, throwing the plane into steep and sudden turns.


jinkBrE /dʒɪŋk/ 🔊NAmE /dʒɪŋk/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they jink BrE /dʒɪŋk/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒɪŋk/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it jinks BrE /dʒɪŋks/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒɪŋks/ 🔊past simple jinked BrE /dʒɪŋkt/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒɪŋkt/ 🔊past participle jinked BrE /dʒɪŋkt/ 🔊 NAmE /dʒɪŋkt/ 🔊 -ing form jinking BrE /ˈdʒɪŋkɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdʒɪŋkɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (BrE, informal) to move quickly while changing direction suddenly and often, especially in order to avoid sb/sth 急转;(尤指)躲闪,闪开