squint

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squint1 /skwɪnt/ verb [intransitive]  1  LOOK ATto look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better 眯起眼睛看 Anna squinted in the sudden bright sunlight. 太阳光突然变强，安娜眯起了眼睛。squint at Stop squinting at the screen – put your glasses on. 别眯着眼睛看屏幕——把眼镜戴上。2. [not in progressive] British EnglishMI to have each eye looking in a slightly different direction 患斜视→ See Verb table

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squint• She smiled and squinted against the sun.• He squinted ahead, suddenly indignant.• Clayt Johnson whirled around, squinted and looked the man up and down.• I squinted and transformed the galaxy into the dust of my dead skin.• She squinted at the sign but couldn't read what it said.• Driving down the narrow country road, Blackthorne squinted into the darkness.• She and Cameron, arms around each other, facing the camera and squinting into the sunlight.• He lay back down and squinted round.• Ralph squinted, straining to see the speedometer.• She screwed her own eyes up, squinting through the glare of sunlight on the window and the maze of display shelves.• Bring your glasses or you'll have to squint through the whole movie.squint at• Mrs. Fanning squinted at the writing on the door.

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squint2 noun [singular]  1. MI especially British English a condition of your eye muscles that makes each eye look in a slightly different direction 斜视2. have/take a squint at something British English informalLOOK AT to look at something 看一眼某物；瞟一眼某物

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squint• If I remember, he was a dark young fellow, black hair and a squint in his right eye.• Because a squint may be due to serious disease, its sudden appearance should always be taken seriously.• That flaw replaced our smile with a squint on one long afternoon drive.• It will mean fewer patients need stay in the infirmary for operations on cataracts and squints.• She clutches her pocketbook nervously and squints into the shadows.• But a constant squint in a baby under three months indicates a problem and you should speak to your doctor about it.• Johnson gave the nest a little squint.• Everyone will either sympathize with your terrible squint or think that you are offering some form of invitation.Origin squint1 (1600-1700) squint (of the eyes) “looking in different directions” ((16-21 centuries)), from asquint “across, obliquely” ((13-19 centuries))

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squint¹ /skwɪnt/ verb [intransitive]1. to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better:
    Anna squinted in the sudden bright sunlight.
    squint at
    Stop squinting at the screen – put your glasses on.
2. [not in progressive] British English to have each eye looking in a slightly different direction

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squint² noun [singular]
1. especially British English a condition of your eye muscles that makes each eye look in a slightly different direction
2. have/take a squint at something British English informal to look at something