N-COUNT 裂缝;裂痕;裂纹 A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it.
...a chink in the wall... 墙上的裂缝
He peered through a chink in the curtains. 他透过帘子之间的缝隙偷看。
N-COUNT (指从缝隙间透入的光)一束,一缕,一线 A chink of light is a small patch of light that shines through a small opening in something.
I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor. 我注意到走廊尽头的一缕光线。
V-ERG (使)发出叮当声 When objects chink, or you chink them, they touch each other, making a light ringing sound.
...cutlery chinking in the silence... 寂静中叮当作响的餐具
They poured out the rest of the wine and she chinked his mug. 他们把剩下的酒全倒出来,她和他碰了一下杯。
(性格或想法的)弱点,缺陷 If you say that someone has a chink in their armour, you mean that they have a small weakness in their character or in their ideas which makes it easy to harm them.