unblinkingly

/ʌnblˈɪŋkɪŋli/ adv

Without blinking; firmly.

Word Origin Blink originally meant 'to shine, gleam' in Middle English—a quick flash of light. The meaning shifted to the rapid closing and opening of the eyes. Unblinkingly, with un- 'not' and -ly, describes doing something without even that tiny flash of hesitation. The same root gives us blinker, a light that flashes.

adv Without blinking; firmly.

She stared unblinkingly at the horizon, determined to spot the first sign of dawn.

(副词) 不眨眼地;坚定地;目不转睛地

她目不转睛地凝视着地平线,决心要发现黎明的第一丝曙光。

(adverbio) Sin parpadear; firmemente.

Miró sin parpadear hacia el horizonte, decidida a detectar la primera señal del amanecer.

(adverbe) sans ciller; sans sourciller; sans cligner des yeux [Sans cligner des yeux ; d'un regard fixe et soutenu.]

Elle fixait unblinkingly l'horizon, déterminée à percevoir le premier signe de l'aube.

(Adverb) starr; ohne zu blinzeln; unverwandt [**unverwandt** *Adv.* – ohne zu blinzeln; mit festem, ununterbrochenem Blick, oft als Ausdruck von Entschlossenheit oder Konzentration.]

Sie starrte **unblinkingly** auf den Horizont, entschlossen, das erste Zeichen der Morgendämmerung zu erkennen.

(副詞) まばたきをせずに、断固として。

彼女はまばたきもせず地平線を凝視し、夜明けの最初の兆候を見極めようとしていた。

(advérbio) sem piscar; firmemente; fixamente [Sem piscar; firmemente.]

Ela olhava fixamente para o horizonte, determinada a avistar o primeiro sinal de amanhecer.

Word parts: un + blink + ing + ly

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