名詞 winkle:

1. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
   同義詞：periwinkle
2. edible marine gastropod
   同義詞：periwinkle

動詞 winkle:

1. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
   同義詞：twinkle, scintillate
2. gleam or glow intermittently
   同義詞：flash, blink, wink, twinkle
3. remove or displace from a position
   同義詞：winkle out

1. I've dropped a coin between the floorboards; try to winkle it out of there.
   我將一枚硬幣掉到地板縫里去了，想想辦法把它取出來。
2. I managed to winkle the news out of him.
   我設法從他那探到那消息。

winkle

n.Zoology （名詞）【動物學】
A periwinkle.
濱螺；玉黍螺

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v.tr.（及物動詞）
win.kled,win.kling,win.kles 【多用于英國】
To pry, extract, or force from a place or position. Often used without.
挑出，逐出：從一個地方或位置撬開、提取出或驅(qū)逐出。通常與out 一起用

來源：
From winkle [from the process of extracting periwinkles from their shells]
源自 winkle [因從濱螺的殼里撬出其肉的過程而來]